Providence woman stabbed at Dedham hotel

DEDHAM, Mass. (WLNE)- A Providence woman was stabbed at the Holiday Inn in Dedham early Wednesday morning.

Police received a call around 6 a.m. about a man who had entered a hotel room and threatened to shoot the six occupants, three men and three women.

The caller told police that the man pointed a gun at the group while he stole their wallets, bags and other belongings.

When officers arrived at the hotel they found an 18-year-old Providence woman who had been stabbed. She was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect is described as a 5′ 7″ Black male with a heavyset build. He was wearing a gray mask, a black sweatshirt, black pants, and black sneakers according to police.

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