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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
- 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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Boston transit police say man threatened to stab bus driver before struggle with officers
Authorities say a man armed with a knife threatened to stab a bus driver at a Boston bus and subway station before being taken into custody by transit officers. The incident happened Friday morning at the Forest Hills station in…
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