Seven People Stabbed Near Emerson College This Weekend
Suspect is in custody.
Emerson College is situated in Boston’s theater district which isn’t one of the city’s safest neighborhoods.
A late night incident near the school this weekend led to the stabbing of seven people.
CBS News reports:
Multiple people stabbed near Emerson College in Boston
Boston Police said seven people were hurt in an early morning stabbing near Emerson College in the Theatre District Sunday, CBS Boston reported.
While the college said in its alert that two suspects were still at large, police told the Boston Globe one of the wounded they discovered is believed to be a suspect.
Boston Police said Sunday they had a suspect in custody.
Boston Mayor @marty_walsh Walsh says the area in the Theater District where 7 people were stabbed early this AM has been “troublesome”.
— KarynRegal (@Karynregal) September 25, 2016
Boston Police Superintendent Bernard O’Rourke told the Globe that police were called to the scene about a fight in the theater district around 2:15 a.m., where bars and restaurants cater to night-life crowds and had just closed.
“We’ve had some incidents in the past in that particular area,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Sunday morning, according to CBS Boston. “People should be able to go out and have a good time without causing all that chaos, without violence.”
After arrival, police discovered the multiple stabbing victims.
Police say people were stabbed with knives or bottles.
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I love how they helpfully do not describe any of the suspects so we can help find them. It causes me to make certain assumptions about them.