Dartmouth Police Department respond to reported stabbing incident at Dartmouth Mall

DARTMOUTH, MA – On Sunday, June 23, 2024 at approximately 2:50 p.m., Dartmouth Police responded to the Dartmouth Mall located at 200 N Dartmouth Mall, regarding a possible stabbing in the parking lot outside of Five Below.

Upon arrival, officers located a victim with what appeared to be non-life-threatening stab wounds. The victim was transported to a local hospital and a suspect has been taken into custody. Both involved individuals are reported to be juveniles.

An eyewitness reported that several kids took a SRTA bus to the mall to fight. After they began fighting one allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the head/ear area then fled fled on a bike with other kids, the the Best Buy plaza. The kid that was stabbed walked to the Five Below store trying to stem the blood from his wound.

Other witnesses stated that several kids could be seen recording the fight and one was already recording when he got off the bus.

The scene is currently active, and detectives are investigating the incident.”