Four girls stabbed to death in New England movie theater, police said

Four girls were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at a New England movie theater, police said.

Police in Braintree, Massachusetts, said that on Saturday around 6 p.m., a man entered the AMC Braintree 10, walked past the ticket counter, went into a movie theater without paying, encountered four young girls, then attacked and stabbed them without saying a word.

The girls, aged 9 to 17, were taken to hospitals for treatment, police said. The attack appeared to be unprovoked, police said.

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The man ran out of the theater and left in a vehicle after the attack, police said. A vehicle matching the description was reportedly involved in a similar attack in Plymouth, police said.

WMUR’s sister station WCVB reported that Massachusetts State Police received 911 calls about a stabbing at the McDonald’s in the Plymouth Park and Ride just after 7 p.m. A 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were found with apparent stab wounds and were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Braintree police said the vehicle was being pursued by Massachusetts State Police and crashed in Sandwich. The driver was arrested and police said it appears the two crimes are related.