Fight over parking spot outside supermarket ends with man stabbed, MA officials say

A dispute over a parking space outside a supermarket led to a stabbing, Massachusetts officials say.

A 25-year-old Massachusetts man began arguing with another man over a parking spot next to a Market Basket in Chelsea, a Boston suburb, on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

At some point during the argument, the man stabbed the other with a knife, officials said.

When police arrived on the scene, they discovered the victim “bleeding heavily from a wound in his left backside,” officials said.

He was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to Boston 25 News.

The suspect was arrested later that day in his hometown outside Boston.

He was charged in district court with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and is scheduled to reappear in court in March for a pre-trial hearing.

“I believe this is a case of road rage,” Steven Topazio, the man’s attorney, told McClatchy News. “[He], I think, can establish that he was acting in self defense.”

The man has been ordered to steer clear of the victim and from Market Basket, officials said.

This story was originally published January 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Fight over parking spot outside supermarket ends with man stabbed, MA officials say."