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Boy, 14, turns himself in to police after stabbing near Gurnee Mills

A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to Gurnee police Tuesday in connection with a fight near Gurnee Mills mall where a 13-year-old boy was stabbed, authorities said.

According to a Gurnee police news release, officers were dispatched to a parking lot near Gurnee Mills around 8:45 p.m. Saturday.

Officers found eight teens involved in the fight, and one of them, a 13-year-old boy, was bleeding from the head.

Officers were told the 13-year-old was stabbed with a small knife by a teen who had left the scene.

Gurnee fire department officials provided medical treatment at the scene for those injured during the fight.

The 14-year-old boy's case will be handled by the juvenile court system, according to Gurnee police.