An assailant in a mask and dark hoodie allegedly approached a car and stabbed the two young men inside late overnight, Stoneham Police stated Sunday.

At 1 a.m. Sunday, Stoneham Police stated officers responded to the Spring Street area in Wakefield on reports of a stabbing.

A preliminary investigation showed the attack appeared to begin in Stoneham, police said. A vehicle was stopped near an unknown intersection in Stoneham, the department said, when a masked person in a dark hoodie approached.

The assailant was armed with a knife and came to the passenger and driver in the car, police reported. The two young men in the car then drove away, passing into Wakefield before coming to a stop.

At the scene in Wakefield, responders found a gray Chevrolet Trax, and an ambulance transported two

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