Stabbing at Tewksbury State Hospital leads to police manhunt
TEWKSBURY - A man who allegedly stabbed another person at Tewksbury State Hospital Thursday night and took off has been captured. Brian Kobs was found in a backyard shed on Lee Street in Tewksbury Friday morning.
The stabbing happened during an altercation at about 7 p.m. on the grounds of the hospital, Tewksbury police said.
The victim was taken to another hospital for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
The stabbing is not believed to be a random incident. Police said the victim and Kobs knew each other.
The Massachusetts State Police Air Wing and K9 units responded to assist with the search overnight.
Kobs will be arraigned in Lowell District Court Friday.
Records obtained by the WBZ I-Team in November 2023 show nearly 3,000 police calls to the Tewksbury State Hospital in the last three years.
