DELTA, B.C. - A 17-year-old male has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with two stabbings on the Tsawwassen First Nation south of Vancouver.

Const. Ciaran Feenan of the Delta Police Department says the teen was arrested Saturday morning.

He says investigators arrived at the scene at about 10 p.m. Friday and found a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl suffering from stab wounds.

Feenan says the older girl was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital and that the 15-year-old female remains in critical condition.

Police believe the suspect and the victims knew each other.

No names have been released.