Girl, 16, arrested after other 16-year-old fatally stabbed

The victim was hospitalized in Bremerton before an airlift to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

  • By Wire Service
  • Monday, February 1, 2021 6:00am
  • Northwest

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BREMERTON, Wash. — Bremerton Police arrested a 16-year-old girl after another 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death Saturday.

Police say friends drove the girl to St. Michael’s Medical Center in Bremerton just before 1:30 p.m. She was taken into the ER for stabilization and then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center where she died from her injuries, KOMO-TV reported.

Police contacted a 16-year-old suspect and placed her under arrest. She was booked into the Kitsap Juvenile Detention Center. Police say they are interviewing several witnesses.

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