Woman stabbed on the Esplanade

State Police report a woman walking or running on the Esplanade around 3:50 p.m. was stabbed by a man she did not know.

After stabbing the woman near one of the footbridges over the lagoon, the man ran away, but troopers caught him at Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street - where one had to use a taser to subdue him so that he could be cuffed and taken away, State Police say, adding, "a weapon that was in the suspect’s possession was recovered and secured."

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life threatening, State Police say.