BOSTON (WHDH) - Two officers were hurt while arresting a man accused of assaulting multiple people in Boston’s South End Monday night, according to Boston police.
Boston police responded to a report of an assault and battery in progress in Blackstone Square on Washingston Street at approximately 5:25 p.m. According to initial reports, a man was assaulting multiple people in the park, police said. When officers arrived, they located the suspect who led them on a brief foot chase. He was arrested a short time later.
During the arrest, two officers sustained sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to the hospital for treatment.
The suspect was also taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
The incident is under investigation.
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