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Transit Police said the man “claimed to be homeless seeking a place to sleep.”
A man allegedly spent the better part of Saturday stuck between an elevator shaft and an exterior wall after breaking into a secure area at the Fields Corner MBTA station, Transit Police said.
The man “unlawfully gained entry” into part of the Dorchester station early on Saturday, Transit Police Supt. Richard Sullivan said in a statement. Firefighters removed him hours later, at about 3:30 p.m.
“He claimed to be homeless seeking a place to sleep,” Sullivan explained. “It is my understanding he was not inside the elevator shaft but rather between the shaft and outside wall.”
Sullivan did not name the man, who is expected to face a trespassing charge.
The incident was first reported by WCVB, which said witnesses at the scene called for assistance after hearing a loud banging Saturday afternoon. The witnesses also told WCVB the man claimed he had been stuck in the shaft for as long as three days.
Abby Patkin is a general assignment news reporter whose work touches on public transit, crime, health, and everything in between.
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