BOSTON (WHDH) - One person was taken to an area hospital Thursday after a stabbing near Boston University, police said.
The incident happened near 11:45 a.m. in the area of University Drive and Storrow Drive. Boston police confirmed a person was stabbed but said the Boston University Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police were leading the investigation.
The scene remained active near 12:15 p.m., with Boston police, university police, and state police all spotted in the area.
Though the investigation was ongoing, a BU police spokesperson said “no one from BU” was involved in the incident.
State police in an update Thursday afternoon said the victim suffered serious injuries. Boston police took one person into custody after the stabbing and brought him to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to the state police. Authorities determined he was not a suspect in the stabbing but transferred him to state police custody after learning he had several outstanding warrants.
State police said they were still searching for a suspect in the stabbing as of around 4:30 p.m.
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