- A man stabbed 4 girls, ages 9 to 17, at an AMC multiplex in Braintree around 6 p.m.
- Shortly afterwards he stabbed a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man at a McDonald’s 50 kilometers away.
- Unnamed suspect linked to murder investigation, police say
A man with a knife and a blonde wig stabbed four girls at an AMC movie theater before attacking a couple inside a McDonald’s near Boston, Massachusetts.
The suspect stabbed four girls, ages 9 to 17, at an AMC multiplex in Braintree around 6 p.m., before stabbing a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man at a McDonald’s approximately 30 miles away. an hour later.
The man, whose name has not yet been identified, allegedly entered the theater without a movie ticket and attacked the girls without provocation, without saying a word.
A suspect, whom police described as “armed and dangerous with a 10-inch knife,” was arrested in connection with the brutal attack. Police say it is also related to a murder investigation.
A bar employee described him as a man wearing “an oversized trench coat, sunglasses and a long blonde wig.” CBS News reported.
The man stabbed four girls, ages 9 to 17, at an AMC multiplex in Braintree around 6 p.m., before stabbing a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man at a McDonald’s approximately 30 miles away. an hour later.
The man, whose name has not yet been identified, allegedly entered the cinema without a cinema ticket and attacked the girls without provocation, without saying a word.
A witness at the scene, Matteo Rojas, told CBS: “It’s so heartbreaking that I will think about the rest of the night watching those kids come down the stairs and just cry.” “They looked really stunned, like they had just watched a horror movie, not a children’s movie.”
The girls were transported to a Boston hospital and treated for non-critical injuries, according to Braintree police.
Shortly after the attack, the suspect fled the scene in a black van and drove 30 miles to Plymouth, MA, where he was reportedly involved in another assault at a McDonalds.
The man allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man around 7:09 p.m. They were also treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
“Preliminary investigation suggests a possible connection to a previous incident at a movie theater in Braintree that resulted in non-fatal injuries to four minors,” Massachusetts State Police said.
A suspect, whom police described as “armed and dangerous with a 10-inch knife,” was arrested in connection with the brutal attack. Police say it is related to a murder investigation.
Using surveillance footage, police were able to obtain his license plate number.
Police attempted to apprehend the suspect before the gunman led him on a wild car chase that ultimately crashed in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
The suspect is allegedly linked to a murder investigation in Deep River, Connecticut, police say.
He was arrested and is being treated for minor injuries.
