Stabbing Reported at Stoughton Home of UMass Boston Chancellor

STOUGHTON, MA — Police are investigating a stabbing that took place inside a home in Stoughton early Sunday morning.

At 2:48 a.m., police received a 911 call reporting a stabbing on Palisades Cir. The victim, a 20-year-old man, was transported to a hospital in Boston, according to a press release.

The home is the residence of UMass Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley. He told reporters that he wasn't home at the time of the alleged incident.

“I have learned about an incident that occurred at my residence last night and am very concerned about it as well as the health of the young man who was injured. I was traveling and not home at the time, but I am returning as quickly as possible so that I can fully understand what happened and respond accordingly. I will have more to say at that time,” Mr. Motley said in a statement, according to WBZ.

The incident is under investigation and anyone who had attended this house party or has any information is asked to call the Stoughton Police Detective Unit at 781-344-2575.

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