THORNTON, Colo. — A teacher was stabbed outside a Thornton school Thursday afternoon in what police are describing as an unprovoked attack.

The Thornton Police Department said the incident happened just after 3 p.m. near the 9100 block of Monroe Street, outside Meadow Community School.

A teacher — only identified as an adult male — was stabbed. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Officers arrived and quickly arrested the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Damien Brooks.

Investigators are working to determine the circumstances that led up to the stabbing. Police said it appears the attack was unprovoked, and there is no known relationship between the victim and Brooks.

There is no ongoing threat to the community, according to Thornton P

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