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Resident says stabbing occurred at 75 Raymond; urges city action on rooming house behavior
Summary
A Pittman Street resident told the council a stabbing occurred at 75 Raymond and asked the city to enforce rooming‑house rules after elderly residents at a nearby senior building said they were frightened.
A Fall River resident who identified himself during citizen input told the council on March 4 that a stabbing took place at 75 Raymond Street and ran into the Cattell senior housing foyer, where staff and residents intervened.
“I was still there playing cards, and one of them elderly residents did not open that door, or we'd be having an entirely different conversation,” the resident said, and he thanked Clarissa Borges for assisting in saving the victim. He told the council the incident was the second this year tied to the same address and said residents at the Cattell facility are now afraid to use common spaces.
The resident urged the city to investigate whether the property is operating as a rooming house without appropriate licensing and to take whatever enforcement steps the city and police can pursue. Councilors and staff present told the speaker to contact the police and noted that city ordinances cover rooming‑house licensing and related enforcement; the transcript records no formal enforcement action taken during the meeting.
The council did not vote on any motion tied to the public comment. City staff and council members asked the resident to provide the address to staff so they could check for licensing and notify relevant departments and the police.
