Suspect charged in Braintree stabbing

Jared Ravizza is the suspect charged in the mass stabbing at a movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts, and a McDonald's restaurant in Plymouth.

This is what Boston 25 reveals, which cited a “police source” naming Ravizza as the suspect, who injured six people, including four minor girls. Police have not yet named the suspect in the May 25 attack. although a photo who emerged from the scene looks like Ravizza.

The same suspect is being investigated in connection with a death investigation in Deep River, Connecticut, Connecticut State Police wrote in a news release. t

Jared Ravizza accused of entering theater without paying, police say

An AMC employee told CBS News the suspect was wearing “an oversized trench coat, sunglasses and a long blonde wig.”

The attack occurred around 6 p.m. on May 25, according to a press release from the Braintree Police Department, when a man entered the AMC Braintree movie theater complex at 121 Grandview Avenue.

“He passed the ticket counter and entered one of the cinemas without paying,” the police statement said. “Inside this theater he met four young women. Without saying anything and without any warning, he suddenly attacked and beat the four young females. The attack appeared unprovoked.

The victims in the movie theater, aged 9 to 17, “all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.” All were transported to Boston hospitals for treatment,” the statement said, adding that the suspect “ran from the theater and left in a vehicle.”

Braintree police “were able to quickly review video footage and trace the suspect’s movements” and determined he left in a likely black SUV, the police news release states.

Officers determined he was no longer in the area, but video footage allowed them to “capture a license plate.” A general broadcast was broadcast for the benefit of law enforcement,” according to the press release.

Braintree police said a “vehicle matching the description was believed to have been involved in a similar assault in Plymouth. This vehicle was pursued by Massachusetts State Police and ultimately crashed in Sandwich. The driver was taken into custody. It appears that the crimes are related,” the statement said.

Jared Ravizza accused of attacking 2 people at Plymouth McDonald's

According to the Massachusetts State Police, “This evening at approximately 7:04 p.m., State Police began receiving 911 calls for a stabbing at the McDonald's inside the Rt 3 Park and Ride at Plymouth,” they wrote. “The police located a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man with apparent stab wounds. Both were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

The release states that a description of the suspect's vehicle “was provided, which assisted officers in locating the vehicle traveling on a public roadway in Sandwich.” The officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but it failed to stop. The suspect crashed into the vehicle and was arrested a short time later by Sandwich and state police. He is currently being treated at a local hospital.

The 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. They are being treated at area hospitals,” the statement said. .

Movie theater worker describes moviegoers as looking 'like they've seen a horror movie'

A witness described the scene to CBS News.

“It’s so heartbreaking that I will think the rest of the evening about those kids walking down the steps and crying. They looked really stunned, like they had just seen a horror movie, not a children's movie,” Matteo Rojas told the station.

The Connecticut State Police wrote in their press release that “preliminary information indicates that on 05/25/2024, 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.”

A deceased individual “was found at this location. The identity of the deceased has not been confirmed and the investigation remains active and ongoing,” the statement said.

A suspect in that investigation “has been taken into custody in the State of Massachusetts and there is no active threat to the public,” the Connecticut release said.