1 boy hospitalized after stabbing near Van Nuys High School

Police were searching for suspects who stabbed two juveniles near Van Nuys High School Wednesday. Officers did not specificy the victims' age. 

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident was reported at about 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Kittridge Street and Cedros Avenue. 

Both of the victims were conscious and breathing when officers called for an ambulance. One of the victims, a young boy, was taken to the hospital. As of Wednesday evening, investigators have not released the gender of the other victim. 

Police said six men, believed to be the suspects, ran east on Kittridge Street after the stabbing.

There was no immediate word on what led to the stabbings, or whether the juveniles were connected to the high school.