Friday, April 19, 2024

091716i-stabbingPolice are investigating an early morning attack near Central Square that ended with a Dorchester resident being stabbed in his upper arm.

At about 2 a.m., the victim was walking near Bishop Allen Drive and Douglas Street, in the Area IV/Port neighborhood, when two men made a comment about the victim’s wife, leading to a verbal and physical fight among the three men, the victim said, in which the stabbed him in his tricep with a knife and bit him in the leg.

The victim and his wife took themselves to a Boston hospital, where workers contacted Cambridge police and told them of the incident. An investigation is ongoing, police said.


Anyone with information is asked to call Cambridge Police at (617) 349-3300. Anonymous reports can be left at (617) 349-3359; sent by text message to 847411 (begin your text with TIP650, then type your message); or by email by visiting CambridgePolice.org/Tips.