Crime & Safety
Police Release Photos Of Jean McGuire Stabbing 'Person of Interest'
Jean McGuire, 91, was stabbed in Franklin Park on Oct. 11 while walking her day. Police have been seeking tips about the attack since.
BOSTON, MA — Boston police Wednesday released images of a man who is a "person of interest" in the stabbing of educator and local civil rights pioneer Jean McGuire.
McGuire was walking her dog around 8 p.m. on Oct. 11 near a Franklin Park pathway off Seaver Street when she was attacked. McGuire suffered several stab wounds, but has been released from a local hospital.
The former METCO executive director appeared at a news conference Tuesday after being discharged from Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital. She said she will no longer walk alone in the park at night, and thanked the two people came to her aid after the attack.
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Boston police have been asking any witnesses to call detectives with information at 1 (800) 494-TIPS. They are still trying to identify the man captured on surveillance video in the wake of the stabbing.
Here's the image Boston police released:
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