Massachusetts man stabs 4 girls at AMC movie theater, 2 more at McDonald's in stabbing spree

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By Nicholas McEntyre

A knife-wielding madman linked to a murder investigation attacked four girls at a cinema before injuring two others at a McDonald's during his stabbing spree on Saturday.

The unprovoked attacks began around 6 p.m. inside AMC Braintree 10 when the armed suspect entered the complex, walked past the box office and entered one of the theaters without paying.

The suspect stabbed the four girls, ages 9 to 17, without saying a word, Braintree police said Saturday evening.

The girls were rushed to Boston area hospitals and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

An AMC employee working in concessions at the time of the initial stabbing described the man as wearing “an oversized trench coat, sunglasses and a long blonde wig,” according to CBS Boston.

After fleeing the multiplex in a black SUV, the man drove more than 30 miles to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he was allegedly involved in another “similar assault” at a McDonald's.

At approximately 7:09 p.m., Massachusetts State Troopers responded to the McDonald's on Rt. 3 Park and Ride in Plymouth, MA. where they discovered a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man suffering from apparent stab wounds.

They were also treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

“Preliminary investigation suggests a likely connection to an earlier incident at a movie theater in Braintree resulting in non-life-threatening injuries to four juveniles,” Massachusetts State Police said.

After failing to stop, the armed maniac led police on a car chase before crashing in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

He was taken into custody and is currently being treated for his injuries in hospital.

The alleged attacker is also believed to be linked to a murder investigation in Deep River, Connecticut.

“At approximately 3:36 p.m., Connecticut State Police Troop F – Westbrook responded to a report of a disturbance at an address in the Town of Deep River,” CSP said.

One person was found dead at the scene and “a suspect in this investigation has been taken into custody in the state of Massachusetts and there is no active threat to the public.”

Connecticut State Police issued an alert for the suspect on Saturday, describing him as “armed and dangerous” with a 10-inch knife, CBS Boston reported.