Knife-wielding man in blonde wig stabs four girls at an AMC theater before attacking couple inside a McDonald’s near Boston
- A man stabbed four girls, ages 9 to 17, at an AMC multiplex in Braintree around 6 p.m.
- Shortly afterwards he stabbed a woman, 21, and man, 29, at a McDonalds 30 miles away
- The unnamed male suspect is involved in a murder investigation, police say
A man with a knife and a blonde wig stabbed four girls at an AMC theater before attacking a couple at 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 McDonalds about an hour later, 48 kilometers away.
The yet unnamed man is said to have entered the cinema without a cinema ticket and attacked the girls without any provocation, without saying a word.
A male suspect, described by police as ‘armed and dangerous with a 10-inch knife’, was arrested in connection with the brutal attack. Police say he is also involved in a murder investigation.
He was described by a snack bar employee as wearing “an oversized trench coat, sunglasses and a long blonde wig.” CBS News reported.
The man stabbed four girls aged 9 to 17 at an AMC multiplex in Braintree around 6pm, before stabbing a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man at a McDonalds about an hour later, 48 kilometers away.
The yet unnamed man is said to have entered the cinema without a cinema ticket and attacked the girls without any provocation, without saying a word.
A witness at the scene, Matteo Rojas, told CBS: “It’s so heartbreaking that I’ll spend the rest of the night thinking about seeing those kids coming down the stairs and just crying. They looked absolutely bewildered, as if they had just seen a horror film and not a children’s film.’
According to Braintree police, the girls were transported to a Boston hospital and treated for non-critical injuries.
Shortly after the attack, the suspect fled the scene in a black SUV and drove 30 miles (48 kilometers) to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he was allegedly involved in another attack on 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 likely connection to a previous incident at a movie theater in Braintree, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries to four juveniles,” Massachusetts State Police said.
A male suspect, described by police as ‘armed and dangerous with a 10-inch knife’, was arrested in connection with the brutal attack. Police say he is involved in a murder investigation
With the help of surveillance images, the police were able to track down his license plate number.
Police tried to apprehend the suspect before they were led on a wild chase by the armed man who eventually crashed in Sandwich, Massachusetts.
The suspect is believed to be connected to a homicide investigation in Deep River, Connecticut, police say.
He was arrested and is being treated for minor injuries.