Video shows Common attack on rangers The mother of one of the Boston park rangers stabbed multiple times by a homeless man on Boston Common Tuesday says her son hopes to be back on the job soon. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THE VIDEO IS INTENSE AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME OF YOU. ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS LIVE ON THE COMMON. THAT VIDEO MAY BE HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE TO WATCH. REALLY, ONCE YOU SEE IT, IT IS AMAZING THAT BOTH MEN SURVIVED. IN THE CELL PHONE VIDEO, YOU SEE PARK RANGERS APPROACH THE HOMELESS MAN WHEN HE SUDDENLY CHARGES AT THEM. ONE RANGER GETS STABBED AND KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. THEN THE SUSPECT GOES AFTER THE SECOND PARK RANGER, CHASING HIM AROUND THE STATUE AND STABBING HIM AS WELL. BOTH RANGERS ARE NOW RECOVERING. SERGEANT AL HURD'S MOTHER SAYS HE UNDERWENT LIFE SAVING SURGERY AND HOPES TO BE BACK ON THE JOB SOON. BUT AFTER THE BRUTAL ATTACK, SHE IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. IT'S A DIFFICULT CHOICE. MY GUESS IS THEY PROBABLY SHOULD BE ARMED ACTUALLY BECAUSE THE CITY WATCH IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS. THE OTHER RANGER, JAMES LUNNIN, IS ALREADY RECOVERING AT HOME AFTER BEING STABBED FIVE TIMES. ON FACEBOOK, HE THANKS BOSTON E.M.S., POLICE, PARK RANGERS, AND THE PUBLIC FOR QUICKLY CATCHING THE SUSPECT. THAT MAN, BODIO HUTCHINSON, HAS A VIOLENT CRIMINAL PAST. HIS RAP SHEET INCLUDES 17 CONVICTIONS, EVEN MORE ARRESTS. IN ONE CASE, COURT RECORDS SHOW HE BIT OFF A MAN'S EAR. SERGEANT HURD'S MOTHER SAYS SHE'S JUST THANKFUL HER SON SURVIVED. HE HAD AN ANGEL ON HIS SHOULDER, QUITE FRANKLY. SOMEONE WAS LOOKING OUT FOR HIM. AND THE SUSPECT'S LAWYER SAYS HE DOES SUFFER FROM IT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

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