WORCESTER, MA — Worcester police are asking for the public’s help as detectives try to find a man charged in connection with a stabbing behind City Hall last week.
The Worcester Police Detective Bureau is attempting to locate LeShawn Parrish in connection with a stabbing reported on Friday at Worcester Common behind Worcester City Hall, 455 Main St.
Parrish, 44, has been charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, a sharp object, and there is an active warrant for his arrest, according to police. He was described as a 5-foot-7 and 180 lb. Black male with brown eyes and black hair.
A woman was seriously injured in the stabbing, according to Worcester police.
Police said officers were called to 455 Main St. at about 11:02 a.m. Friday, a female victim reported that she had been stabbed. Officers provided basic medical care at the scene using a chest seal bandage before the woman was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, according to police.
The case remains under investigation.
Anyone with information on Parrish’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Worcester Police Detective Bureau or call 911. Anonymous tips can be sent by text to 274637 by typing TIPWPD and the message, or through the department’s online tip form at worcesterma.gov/police.
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