A child was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed during a fight in Wonder Lake and a second juvenile, who is the suspect, has been charged.
The Wonder Lake Police Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:08 p.m. Tuesday to the 3800 block of East Wonder Lake Road for a report of a stabbing.
Police officials said first responders found a juvenile who had suffered injuries from an “edged weapon.”
An ambulance transported the victim, who was reported to be a teenager, to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry.
The boy was later flown by a medical helicopter to Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
A preliminary investigation showed that a fight took place between two juvenile boys, police officials said.
One of the boys armed himself with a knife during the fight and injured the other.
The juvenile armed with the knife was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.
The juvenile was transported to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Johnsburg Police Department assisted the Wonder Lake Police Department with the investigation.
Police officials said the investigation is ongoing and they are unable to release identifying information since both people involved are juveniles.