A Canton neighborhood was shut down for 4 hours during an early-morning police standoff
A man was stabbed in a dispute between brothers, said Canton police.
Violence between brothers resulted in a 4-hour standoff with police in Canton early Tuesday morning, according to Canton police.
Police were called to 1425 Washington St. at around 2 a.m. after a stabbing was reported. The suspect barricaded himself in the home, Canton police told Boston.com.
“He threatened the officers when they first pulled up to the scene,’’ Canton Police Chief Ken Berkowitz told reporters at the scene, according to CBS Boston.
Canton and state police, along with a SWAT team, were on scene, and officers negotiated with the suspect. Police said they went into the home at around 6 a.m. to get the victim, who had a non-life threatening puncture wound, to the hospital. The men are brothers.
Washington Street was closed from Dedham to Randoph Streets during the standoff. The man, who has not yet been identified, will face attempted murder or assault with a dangerous weapon charges, said Burkowitz at the scene, according to CBS Boston.
Berkowitz told reporters the men are in their late 40’s or early 50’s. Police said they do not know the reason for the altercation. Streets in the area were reopened by mid-morning.
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