Man stabs 4 girls inside Massachusetts AMC movie theater, 2 people at rest area, police say

Four girls between the ages of 9 and 17 years old were stabbed inside a Braintree, Massachusetts, movie theater on Saturday evening, police said.The suspect was taken into custody after a police chase and crash on Cape Cod.Police said the man came into AMC Braintree 10 at 121 Grandview Ave. around 6 p.m. on Saturday.According to police, the man proceeded past the ticket counter without paying and entered one of the theaters. Police said he encountered four young females inside one of the theaters."Without saying anything and without any warning, he suddenly attacked and stabbed the four young females," police said. "The attack appeared to be unprovoked. After the attack, the man ran out of the theater and left in a vehicle.Police said the young women all sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Boston area hospitals for treatment. A source told NewsCenter 5 that one of the victims suffered a serious arm laceration.Police said the man left the area in what appeared to be a black SUV, and investigators determined he was no longer in the area.Braintree police said the license plate of the video was shared with police across other parts of Massachusetts.Braintree police said a vehicle matching the description was reportedly involved in a similar assault in Plymouth.Braintree police said the vehicle was pursued by Massachusetts State Police which ended in a crash in Sandwich.Braintree police said the driver, who was not immediately identified, was taken into custody. "It appears as though the crimes are related," Braintree police said.The AMC Braintree 10 was closed after the stabbing. Witnesses who were inside the AMC said the movies they were watching suddenly stopped, and they were told to leave the theater.Stabbing inside Plymouth Park & Ride McDonaldsMassachusetts State Police said it received 911 calls about a stabbing inside the McDonalds inside the Plymouth Park & Ride just after 7 p.m. on Saturday.Inside, state troopers found a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man with apparent stab wounds. Police said both were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuriesPolice said a description of the suspect’s vehicle was given, which helped troopers locate the vehicle in Sandwich.State police said troopers attempted to pull the vehicle over, but it failed to stop.Police said the suspect crashed the vehicle and was taken into custody shortly thereafter by Sandwich and state police.The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said the suspect is being treated at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, and that he will likely be arraigned Tuesday in Plymouth District Court.Connection to Connecticut homicide?Connecticut State Police were investigating the death of an individual who was discovered at an address in Deep River, a small town about six miles north of the Connecticut coastline.Police were called to an address that was not disclosed around 3:36 p.m. on Saturday and discovered the body of an individual."A suspect in this investigation has been taken into custody in the state of Massachusetts, and there is no active threat to the public," Connecticut State Police said in a news release.