I-95 Partially Closed For Hours After Police Standoff With Armed Men
Eleven people were taken into custody after a standoff with law enforcement for several hours. The heavily armed men said they were part of a group called Rise of the Moors.
by Matthew S. Schwartz
Jul 03, 2021
3 minutes
Eleven people were taken into custody Saturday after an hours-long standoff with police early Saturday outside Boston.
While police engaged in negotiation, members of the group engaged the public on social media, saying their group was called "Rise of the Moors."
The heavily armed men were said to be driving from Rhode Island to Maine for "training."
The incident started around 1:30 a.m., when state police noticed two cars stopped at the side of I-95 near Wakefield, Mass.,
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