A teacher in the Denver metro area was wounded Thursday when he was stabbed near the entrance to a parking lot of a local school.

The Thornton Police Department said a man attacked the teacher outside Meadow Community School, located in the 9100 block of Monroe Street, just after 3 p.m. The teacher was taken to the hospital with what authorities said are non-life-threatening injuries. In a release Thursday night, Mapleton Public Schools said the teacher is doing well.

Officers quickly found the suspect, 31-year-old Damien Brooks, and took him into custody.

Damien Brooks Thornton Police Department

Investigators believe the suspect and victim did not know each other and that the attack appears unprovoked. Although students had been dismissed for the day, some were still on the campus.

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