2 people stabbed in Quincy after argument between 2 groups escalates into fight, police say

QUINCY, Mass. — Two people were stabbed in Quincy on Wednesday night after an argument between two groups of people escalated into a fight, law enforcement officials said.

Officers responding to a report of a disorder in the area of 230 Washington Street around 9 p.m. learned that two groups of people who were known to each other became involved in a verbal altercation that escalated to a physical altercation, according to the Quincy Police Department.

One person was found suffering from stab wounds at the scene and during a subsequent investigation, a second stabbing victim was tracked to a home on Edwards Street, police said.