Argument leads to stabbing inside Boston courthouse
No arrests have been made
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It is unclear what prompted the fight at the Suffolk Superior Court, but investigators from Massachusetts State Police said it began in the lift.
As the quarrel continued, the group moved to a cafeteria on the second-floor where the stabbing took place.
The victim was transferred to a nearby hospital. His injuries were not thought to be life threatening.
His assailants fled before they could be arrested.
Joseph Simons, a Boston defense attorney, praised the court officers and police.
“The officers responded quickly and efficiently and it seemed they worked as a team and made a quick dash to the elevators,” he told The Boston Herald. “I was thankful we have a well-staffed courthouse and professional officers able to respond to the situation.”
He added: “It is too early to speculate what he was allegedly stabbed with, I know when you go in they check everyone … the stabbing is such an anomaly so I don’t think we need to speculate yet about how to change policy.”
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