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Police said on Sunday that two young Boston men were stabbed in the neck, one seriously, at a Tufts University fraternity house. Two young Boston men were stabbed, one seriously, at a fraternity house at Tufts University early on Sunday, leading the school to briefly issue a shelter-in-place order as police searched the campus.
Somerville deputy chief Paul Trant said a “person of interest” was being sought and there was no threat to the surrounding community. He said the people involved in the stabbing knew each other. Somerville deputy chief Paul Trant said in a news release that police “have a person of interest identified” and there is no threat to the surrounding community.
Tufts, which said the victims were not affiliated with the university, issued a shelter-in-place order for about three hours early on Sunday. “It does not appear to be a random act, and parties involved are believed to be known to each other,” Trant said.
Trant said police responding to the Delta Tau Delta house just before 4am found the men outside. He said the stabbings appear to have happened inside. He did not say if the person was affiliated with Tufts. Tufts spokeswoman Kim Thurler said the victims weren’t affiliated with the university. She referred other questions about the investigation to Somerville police. Police did not immediately return a message seeking further detail.
Both victims were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. A 20-year-old was reported to have a serious injury; a 19-year-old’s injury was non-life-threatening. Trant said police responding to the Delta Tau Delta house just before 4am found the men outside. He said the stabbings appear to have happened inside. The house is on Professors Row, a street that runs through Somerville and Medford on the campus just north of Boston.
The stabbing occurred at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house on Professors Row, a street that runs through the Boston-area campus, Tufts spokeswoman Kim Thurler said. Both victims were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. A 20-year-old has a serious injury, and a 19-year-old’s injury is non-life-threatening, Trant said.
School officials had asked students through social media and email alerts to seek shelter and to lock their doors while police responded to reports of a “serious crime”. The shelter-in-place advisory was lifted at about 8am. At about 5am, school officials asked students through social media and email alerts to seek shelter and to lock their doors while police responded to reports of a “serious crime”. The shelter-in-place advisory was lifted at about 8am.
Somerville police spokesman Lieutenant Joseph McCain said investigators were still interviewing witnesses. Tufts’ commencement was held on 17 May and summer sessions are underway.
Tufts’ commencement was held on 17 May and summer sessions are under way. Even though students may return to their normal activities, there will continue to be an enhanced police presence on campus as the investigation continues, Thurler said. Jim Russell, national executive vice-president of Delta Tau Delta, said the fraternity was working with the local chapter and its alumni advisers to determine the circumstances and was cooperating with police. He said only a small number of men were living at the house for the Tufts summer term.
“At this time our thoughts are focused on the speedy recovery of the injured parties,” Russell said in an email.
The fraternity’s local chapter adviser, Nick deKanter, declined in an email to immediately comment because of the ongoing investigation.