The Boston Police Department has identified the suspect arrested in connection with the stabbing of a person in Massachusetts General Hospital’s lobby.
John Huddleston, 56, of Boston, was arrested on Thursday and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on the charges of mayhem and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to a Boston Police Department spokesperson.
At about 8:32 a.m., officers responded to a radio call for a person with a knife, the spokesperson said. While traveling to the hospital, the call was upgraded to a report of a stabbing. The officers were also provided with a description of the suspect.
When they arrived, the police located and apprehended the suspect, who was identified as Huddleston.
Additional members of the department entered the hospital and found an adult male victim receiving treatment for non-life-threatening stab wounds.
A crime scene was set up in the vestibule of the hospital’s lobby, which is where the stabbing took place, the spokesperson told MassLive.
The victim’s name was not given.
In a statement provided to MassLive, the hospital confirmed that the victim was treated and released.
“The hospital is safe, open, and operating normally,” the statement reads. “We are grateful to our staff and Boston Police for their quick response in bringing this incident to a close.”
