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Boston police hunting for man who followed high school students and pulled a knife on them in a Burger King parking lot

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Boston police hunting for man who followed high school students and pulled a knife on them in a Burger King parking lot

Suspect followed a group from the Burke School before threatening them with a knife (Boston Police Department)

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BOSTON — Boston police have released surveillance images of a man who allegedly stalked a group of high school students from the Burke School in Roxbury, followed them to a nearby Burger King parking lot, and then whipped out a knife when they turned around and confronted him.
The brazen daylight incident unfolded at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26 at 100 Washington Street, right as students were leaving school for the day, according to a community alert issued by the Boston Police Department.
Surveillance image of suspect
Surveillance image of the suspect released by Boston police (Boston Police Department)

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The man trailed the group of students all the way from the school to the Burger King parking lot on Washington Street, police said. When members of the group turned around and asked what he wanted, the man became agitated, pulled out a knife, and began making threatening gestures toward them.
Second surveillance image of suspect
A second image of the suspect released by police (Boston Police Department)
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic or light-skinned male, approximately 5'6" to 5'10" tall. He was wearing a red coat, black pants, black shoes, and a black hat, and was carrying a backpack at the time of the incident. He has not been identified.
The incident marks the second time in a matter of days that police have sounded the alarm over an attack on students in the city. Just this week, Boston police issued a separate community alert seeking help locating a Cambridge man who allegedly assaulted several students near TD Garden during dismissal, then casually walked onto a charter bus full of Celtics fans and tried to steal a bag.
Anyone with information is urged to contact District B-2 detectives at (617) 343-4275. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting "TIP" to CRIME (27463).

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