A high school student is recovering after he was stabbed Tuesday afternoon at the Congress Heights Metro station in Southeast D.C.
The victim was stabbed around 3:30 p.m. on the platform of the station, and the suspect escaped on a Green Line train, Metro said.
The 18-year-old was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Police believe the victim and the suspect knew each other.
Green Line service was not impacted.
Metro Transit Police are investigating.