Murder suspect jumps off Tobin Bridge after police chase

An Everett man wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Malden eluded police this morning by jumping off the Tobin Bridge, where he got tangled in safety netting under the span because of ongoing construction, authorities said.

Authorities said that just before 10 a.m. Chelsea police saw the suspect, Mostafa Laassal, 49, behind the wheel of a black Lincoln Town Car with livery plates that had been part of an advisory put out by Malden police in connection with an attempted murder with a knife.

Police chased the car onto the Tobin Bridge where Laassal stopped just north of the tolls on the upper deck. Thats when state police said Laassal got out of the car and jumped off the bridge.

Luckily for him there was netting below, Chelsea Police Capt. Keith Houghton said. I dont think he thought that when he jumped.

State police said Laassal tried to free himself before Chelsea officers with the assistance of the Chelsea Fire department climbed 25 feet down into the net and pulled him out. He was arrested and transported to a hospital with lower body injuries, police said.

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