11-Year-Old Arrested After Stabbing at St. Cloud Business

Overview

• Police say an 11-year-old allegedly stabbed an unrelated 18-year-old inside the vestibule of a St. Cloud business on Tuesday evening and the victim was taken to St. Cloud Hospital with significant but non-life-threatening injuries.
• Customers and the injured man restrained the suspect at the scene until officers arrived and police recovered a knife linked to the attack.
• Officers took the 11-year-old into custody and transported him to a hospital for evaluation while investigators later executed a search warrant at an address connected to the suspect.
• Authorities have not released the identities of the child or the victim, have not disclosed a motive, and have not announced any charges as the probe continues.
• Under Minnesota law, children under 13 cannot face criminal prosecution and alleged unlawful acts are handled through civil CHIPS procedures, a fact that will shape how officials and families are likely to proceed.