Overview
- A large fight at the Whaling City Festival in Buttonwood Park, which broke out Saturday night, resulted in three people suffering stab wounds, New Bedford police said.
- Officers who responded to reports of a disturbance on Rockdale Avenue found the injured people and all three were taken to local hospitals for treatment; officials have not disclosed their conditions.
- Police described the case as an active investigation and said limited information is available at this time, with the motive for the fight still unclear.
- The Whaling City Festival is a four-day summer event running July 9–12 that features carnival rides, food and craft vendors, wrestling and a car show, and the stabbings occurred in the festival area.
- The incident has raised local safety concerns for public gatherings as investigators continue to seek facts and any witnesses who can help clarify what happened.