Multiple people stabbed in Chelsea, one in serious condition

Police in Chelsea, Massachusetts are investigating a "very serious incident" after multiple people were stabbed Thursday night.

Officers responded to the area of Chestnut Street and Everett Ave. shortly before 7 p.m. and located multiple stabbing victims. It is unclear how many people were injured.

Chelsea police said, "all were immediately provided medical aid" and taken to the hospital for treatment. One person suffered potentially life-threatening stab wounds and is in serious condition. 

People in the neighborhood said they are shocked that something like this could happen there. "When we pulled up and I see everything blue like lit up with cop cars, we were a little bit spooked, you know startled," said Saul Alicea.

Police did not release any information about any suspects.

"Chelsea detectives and Mass State Police detectives are currently working this very serious incident, and we are ready to utilize any and all of our resources to give our community the peace of mind our citizens deserve," Chelsea Police Chief Keith Houghton said in a press release.  

Alicea goes to church across the street from where the stabbings happened, and knows the community well. "Everybody is close knit, everybody knows everybody," Alicea said. "On every corner is a Spanish store, a Spanish restaurant, we always buy food and talk for five to ten minutes about what is going on."

The investigation is ongoing and fluid, police said. No other information has been released.

Chelsea is a city located directly across the Mystic River north of Boston.