Overview
- Police responded to a report of an assault and battery in progress at Blackstone Square and located a suspect who fled on foot before being arrested.
- Multiple outlets report the response happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Monday and that officers conducted a brief foot chase before taking the man into custody.
- Reports disagree on the number of injured officers but Boston police say one or two officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
- The arrested man was also taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and police have not released his name or announced any charges.
- Blackstone Square is a public park in the South End and the incident is now a standard, active police investigation that could lead to formal charging after medical and investigative steps are complete.