Two stabbed, one arrested in Fenway fracas

By adamg - 10/19/08 - 2:42 pm

Boston Police report an early-morning argument at 24 Westland Ave. left two men with stab wounds and a third under arrest.

Police say they found a man with multiple stab wounds around 3:25 a.m. today. He was taken to Boston Medical Center and is expected to survive. Witness descriptions helped them pick up two men, one with a stab wound, the other with bleeding hands, at 650 Columbus Ave. Police say the victim was arguing with these guys when one of them, Zachary Winston, 19, of Roxbury, pulled a knife and started stabbing him.

Winston was arrested on a charge of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The second man was not charged, but was taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment.

Interesting coincidence? Both 24 Westland and 650 Columbus were locations of large parties busted up by Boston Police (the former with help from Northeastern Police) a couple of weekends ago.

Innocent, etc.

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Ah, so they were Northeastern students

By adamg - 10/20/08 - 9:27 am

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The Huntington News gets the scoop:

... Middler Chinese and International Affairs major Ryan Wilson told The News he was one of the students stabbed in the fight. Wilson said he and a friend, middler Zachary Winston, were walking back from a party on Westland Avenue when Winston began arguing with a student who neither knew. Wilson said he is unsure what triggered the argument with the student. ...

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For the non-NU folks

By liveinvt - 10/20/08 - 10:55 am

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A middler is someone in their third year of Undergraduate studies. Northeastern has a 5-year program and the third year is known as "Middler"

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Winston held in lieu of $100,00 bail

By adamg - 10/20/08 - 1:10 pm

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Winston pleaded innocent in Boston Municipal Court today to charges he stabbed two other Northeastern students early Sunday, the Suffolk County DA's office says.

Winston was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 cash bail.

According to prosecutors and police, he stabbed another Northeastern student four times in the chest and legs around 3:30 a.m. at 24 Westland Ave.

He is also charged with stabbing an acquaintance of his. Police found both at Winston's apartment at 650 Columbus Ave.. According to the Suffolk County DA's office, police found "large amounts of blood" in the apartment, along with the knife Winston allegedly used.