Overview
- Two Boston EMS workers were assaulted while treating a patient near 4 Cheney St during the Caribbean Carnival on Saturday and suffered minor injuries before being treated and released.
- The union said the EMTs were bitten, kicked in the head, and struck by thrown objects and called on Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden to prosecute the attackers.
- Boston police say officers responded at about 3:19–3:20 p.m., the incident is under investigation, and no arrests have been announced.
- Police reported 28 arrests and two court summonses at the festival between Friday and Saturday, and the union said the weekend left fewer EMS units available than the city required.
- City officials condemned the attack, organizers did not respond to requests for comment, and the case has focused attention on first-responder safety and event public-order planning.