The Everett Police Department has identified a person of interest in the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy who was on his way to school.

Police are still searching for a person of interest in the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy in Everett. They identified him as 21-year-old Andrew Freeman. The teen boy was stabbed while walking to school and still recovering from his wounds.

The Everett Chief of Police tried to reassure neighbors in North Everett on Thursday night that officers were working hard to try to catch the stabbing suspect accused of injuring a 13-year-old as he was walking to school.

Everett police say the person of interest in the stabbing of a teen boy about a block from North Middle School on Jan. 16 was taken into custody hours after the attack, but for reasons not related to the stabbing.