WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A man is facing an armed assault to murder charge in connection with a stabbing in Worcester late Friday night that left a person hospitalized with serious injuries, officials said.
Officers responding to a reported stabbing in the area of 765 Main St. around 9:45 p.m. found a 43-year-old man suffering from stab wounds, according to Worcester police. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
During a follow-up investigation, police identified a man and woman who may have been involved and distributed their picture across the department.
An officer working a detail in the area of Austin and Irving street saw two people who matched the description and took the male into custody, according to police. A pat frisk allegedly revealed a knife with dried blood on it and other evidence linking him to the stabbing.
The man, later identified as 35-year-old Jose Rivera, of Main Street, was arrested on a charge of armed assault to murder.
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