The man shot in the leg by police after allegedly stabbing another man multiple times and then attempting to attack a police officer with the knife late Monday in Dorchester’s Fields Corner is being held on $100,000 bail.

Luis Gomes, 32, is facing charges of assault with intent to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. He pleaded not guilty from a room in Boston Medical Center during his arraignment on Wednesday, according to The Boston Globe. Gomes reportedly attempted to speak during the procedure but was silenced by his attorney.

The incident happened around 11:30 p.m., the Globe reported. Gomes and another man, thought to be in his 40s, were allegedly fighting, as witnessed by officers on patrol. The police then reportedly saw Gomes begin stabbing the victim, according to WBZ.


“One officer physically tried to separate the knife-wielding suspect from further stabbing the victim,” Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said in a press conference, WBZ reported. “It was a very violent attack. As a matter of fact, the victim was stabbed in the neck and twice in the back and, again, that officer tried to physically intervene and remove that suspect from the victim. That was to no avail.”

When Gomes allegedly attempted to stab one of the officers, the officer’s partner used their service weapon to shoot Gomes in the leg.

Neither of the officers were injured, according to the Globe.