Student injured in knife incident at Brighton High School
A Brighton High School student was arrested and released Friday morning following a knife incident that injured another student, according to Brighton police.
Around 10:30 a.m., school security at Brighton High School received a report from a student within the school who had a significant leg injury, police said.
A Brighton police school resource officer was notified and requested emergency medical response, according to police.
The injured student was transported to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The other student involved was arrested, processed and released, pending charges, police said. The student, a juvenile, was not identified.
The Brighton Police Department is investigating the details surrounding the incident; anyone with more information can call the Brighton Police tipline at 303-655-8740, or submit a Safe2Tell report.
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