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Gun Fired at Forest Hills MBTA Station in Boston as Transit Officers Struggle with Man Armed with Butcher Knife, Police Say
A man threatened people and bus tires with a knife, leading to police intervention and six people hospitalized, including two officers, MBTA officials said.
- Around 11:15 a.m., transit police confronted a man armed with a knife at Forest Hills MBTA station, Jamaica Plain, and took him into custody after a struggle.
- Reports said the suspect threatened people and tried to stab bus tires, prompting Transit Police Chief Richard Sullivan to dispatch officers to the Forest Hills station.
- During the struggle an officer's weapon discharged but police say no one was struck, and two officers were injured including the initial officer with a knee injury and a second officer taken to a hospital.
- The MBTA temporarily closed the Forest Hills Upper Busway and urged riders to board buses in the lower busway; Orange Line service was not impacted despite heavy Boston police and Transit police cruisers presence.
- Police are investigating how the officer's weapon discharged while dozens of detectives secured the scene with evidence markers; authorities have not released full details.
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Gun fired at Forest Hills MBTA station in Boston as transit officers struggle with man armed with butcher knife, police say
A Transit Police officer's gun went off during a struggle with a man armed with a butcher knife at the Forest Hills MBTA station in Boston Friday, police said.
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Boston transit station incident sends 6 to hospital
Six people have been taken to the hospital after an incident at a Boston transit station drew a large police presence and prompted the partial shutdown of the facility.
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