Two students stabbed at Los Angeles high school

Two students were stabbed at a Los Angeles high school Wednesday afternoon and were hospitalized, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The attack occurred at about 3:38 p.m. at John Marshall High School in the city’s Los Feliz neighborhood near Hollywood, the newspaper reported.  A person of interest was detained but released and no weapon was found, Los Angeles Unified School District police told the newspaper.

A police spokesperson declined to say if the person of interest was a student. The attack occurred at the time classes normally end for the day, the Times reported.

The medical status of the victims was not released. The police spokesperson said the pair spoke to investigators Wednesday evening at an undisclosed hospital.

Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to call the school police department’s investigative services division at (213) 202-8621. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.