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Taunton Reviews Emergency Procedures After Stabbing Rampage

TAUNTON (AP) — City officials in Taunton are ordering a review of their emergency response procedures following a stabbing rampage at a home and shopping mall.

Officials said Thursday they've commissioned an independent review of the May 10 events in which two people were killed and five were injured.

Related: Surveillance Video Released From Rampage

Arthur DaRosa entered a home in Taunton and stabbed two women, whom he didn't know, and ran. One died.

Arthur DaRosa
Surveillance video shows Arthur DaRosa attacking people inside Macy's in Taunton (WBZ-TV)

DaRosa drove to the Silver City Galleria Mall and crashed into the front entrance of Macy's. He beat several people inside and stabbed two people in a restaurant, including one who died.

The Taunton Daily Gazette reports there was a delay in responding to the home and emergency personnel scrambled to understand what happened when the 911 system was inundated with calls.

Ryan Strategies Group is conducting the review.

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