A stabbing led to an arrest at the Rimrock Mall. | Kentaro Toma/Unsplash
A stabbing led to an arrest at the Rimrock Mall. | Kentaro Toma/Unsplash
Billings police report that a male juvenile was stabbed during an argument with another male youth at Rimrock Mall.
After an argument on the night of Dec. 30, a teen male was stabbed by another juvenile male at Rimrock Mall, according to police in Billings. Two witnesses along with their 3-month-old daughter were at the scene.
“We said bye, gave each other a kiss, and then we parted ways because we were doing some more shopping," Logan Bohnet said, Q2 News reported. "I went to Riddle’s Jewelry, right in the food court there. All of a sudden you just hear a big commotion and stuff being thrown. I look behind me and a security guard had tackled some kid on the ground. He said, ‘I know what you did, you stabbed somebody.’”
Police were sent to the shopping center after the stabbing was reported around 6 p.m., according to KPAX-TV.
According to the victim’s family, a 13-year-old was stabbed twice and rushed to the hospital. His injuries were reported to be non-life threatening and he was discharged the following day.
The suspect was taken into police custody and was taken to a juvenile holding center.
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