2021 Interstate 95 militia standoff in Massachusetts, US
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Wakefield standoff
Location
Interstate 95 near Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Result
Rise of the Moors members and others captured
Belligerents
Members of the Rise of the Moors and others
Wakefield Police Department Massachusetts State Police
Casualties and losses
11 arrested
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On July 3, 2021, a standoff occurred between individuals, some of whom are alleged to be members of a militia group called Rise of the Moors, some of whom were armed, and state and local police officers on Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1][2][3] This incident began when an officer with the Massachusetts State Police responded to stopped vehicles and allegedly found several in the group carrying long guns, side-arms, and wearing body armor. Police said the group claimed to be traveling from Rhode Island to Maine for training on privately owned land.[4][5][6] The standoff lasted several hours and resulted in eleven arrests, ten of whom are adults and one child.[7][8][9]
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