Two Boston Park Rangers Stabbed

Oct. 15, 2014
Officials say two park rangers were stabbed multiple times in Boston Common Tuesday.

Two park rangers were stabbed multiple times in Boston Common Tuesday evening.

Officials say that 34-year-old homeless man Bodio Hutchinson attacked the rangers around 4:30 p.m. near the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, according to WCVB-TV.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said that officers responded quickly, and that with the help of witnesses were able to arrest the man.

A 46-year-old ranger sergeant was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and was listed in critical but stable condition. The second ranger was being treated at Tufts Medical Center after suffering five stab wounds.

Both of the rangers are expected to survive.

The incident is currently under investigation.

Officer.com will provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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