Rabbi stabbed outside Jewish day school and summer camp on Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton; suspect arrested

Rabbi Shlomo Noginski was stabbed several times outside Shaloh House, 29 Chestnut Hill Ave. in Brighton Center this afternoon, by a man who may have tried to kidnap him first, according to e-mail sent out by the school and a report by the national Chabad movement.

Boston Police report arresting Khaled Awad, 24, of Brighton for the stabbing. Police say Awad was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer.

NBC Boston reports Awad was arrested nearby with both a knife and a gun.

Chabad.org reports Noginski is in stable condition at a local hospital and adds the suspect first pointed the gun at the rabbi, sitting outside Shaloh House and tried to force him into his car. Shaloh House is part of the orthodox Chabad movement.

When the suspect attempted to force Noginski into the car, the rabbi tried running across the street to a small park called Brighton Common, where the suspect stabbed Noginski multiple times in the arm. As the rabbi tried to fend off the attacker he raised a commotion, finally causing the suspect to flee.

Noginski works with the neighborhood's large Russian Jewish community.

Shaloh House runs a summer day camp; many of the campers were away for the day. Rabbi Dan Rodkin of Shaloh House reports:

As soon as our staff became aware of what happened outside, our facility went into lock down to ensure the safety of all the children and staff in our program. At no point during the incident were any of the children in danger.

The safety of our children and staff is of the utmost importance to us and we will be increasing security at the Shaloh House throughout the remainder of the summer.

Innocent, etc.