Forest Hills MBTA Station stabbing in Boston’s Jamaica Plain – NBC Boston

A large police presence descended on the Forest Hills MBTA Station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Friday.

MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan mentioned T police obtained a report round 11:15 am of an armed man who was threatening folks with a big butcher knife and trying to stab the tires on a bus. He mentioned officers who have been already on scene instantly responded and located the armed suspect, and a wrestle ended.

During the wrestle, the suspect grabbed for the officer’s weapon, Sullivan mentioned. As they continued to wrestle, the officer’s weapon discharged. No one was struck, and an investigation will try to find out how the gun discharged.

The grownup male suspect is now in custody, however one officer injured his knee in the wrestle and a second suffered minor accidents. Both have been taken to the hospital and are anticipated to be OK.

“This was a violent person armed with a butcher knife that was threatening someone to stab them and was trying to stab tires on a bus,” Sullivan mentioned.

The suspect’s identify and the fees he’ll face haven’t been launched. He will not be anticipated to look in court docket till subsequent week.

Aerial video confirmed a number of cops and MBTA employees standing exterior on the street. Over a dozen police automobiles and two ambulances have been on the scene and yellow police tape had cordoned off a big space exterior the station.

The T mentioned the Forest Hills Upper Busway was quickly closed on account of police exercise. Riders have been suggested to board all buses on the decrease busway. Orange Line service was not impacted, the T mentioned.

Boston EMS mentioned six folks have been transported from the scene by ambulance. Sullivan wasn’t instantly in a position to say why the opposite 4 folks aside from the 2 injured officers have been hospitalized.

No additional particulars have been instantly obtainable.