North Carolina 13-year-old girl arrested for allegedly attacking firefighter with a knife

A 13-year-old girl in North Carolina was arrested for allegedly attacking a firefighter with a knife and trying to slash other firefighters and police officers at the scene. 

The Gastonia Police Department (GPD) said in a Facebook post that officers arrested and charged a 13-year-old female Tuesday evening after she used a knife to cut one Gastonia Fire Department (GFD) firefighter and then attempted to assault another firefighter. 

The juvenile also assaulted responding police officers, the department said Wednesday. The firefighter who was cut was treated for minor injuries.

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At approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday, GPD officers responded to the 3200 block of Pikes Peak Drive after GFD personnel "reported that one of their firefighters was just assaulted by a juvenile armed with a knife," the police press release said. "When officers arrived...