NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) - One person is in custody after a stabbing in Newton Tuesday afternoon left another person injured.
Police said they responded at around 12:45 p.m to Watertown Street in West Newton Square for a reported stabbing. A witness reported seeing people running out of the CVS and a man on the ground covered in blood.
Police said the stabbing victim, a 53-year-old man, stumbled into the CVS and told a clerk to call 911. The victim was taken to a Boston-area hospital and police said he is expected to be OK.
A 36-year-old man was taken into custody and has been charged with attempted murder. Police said a weapon was recovered in the area.
Police said this was a random attack and the stabbing remains under investigation.
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