CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) - One person was stabbed and two people were taken into custody in connection with a large fight in Chelsea Monday afternoon, officials said.
Police on scene said authorities first responded after receiving a 911 call reporting a fight involving multiple people and weapons on Hawthorne Street around 3:45 p.m.
One person suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
While the injured person received treatment, officials said investigators began canvassing the area, eventually leaving the scene shortly before 6 p.m.
“We have the people that we believe were responsible for this individual’s injuries in custody,” Chelsea Police Captain David Betz told 7NEWS.
Betz said all the people involved in the fight were believed to be male subjects under the age of 21.
Betz said the fight included baseball bats and “other types [of] weapons.”
“Police officers responded and found a group running from the area,” he said.
Surveillance video shared with 7NEWS captured a back-and-forth between two groups as one person is seen smashing a window Monday afternoon. Another person wearing a backpack and carrying a large stick is seen in video running into the middle of the street, stopping traffic and throwing something at another man.
It was unclear as of Monday night if the people in the video were the same people under investigation in connection with the fight and stabbing.
Authorities, though, said officers were looking at video evidence from witnesses.
“We have looked at some video that does corroborate the facts of the 911 call as well as the persons that we’ve spoken to thus far that can actually attest to what happened,” Betz said.
Police said they made arrests in this case after a brief chase.
Though an area school was placed on “soft lockdown,” Chelsea police on X said the lockdown had been lifted as of around 6:15 p.m.
Police said there was no danger to the public and neighbors in the area were no longer on high alert.
“It’s probably a personal thing between them,” said area resident Nick Manousos. “They probably know each other, I would guess.”
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