Man arrested following fatal stabbing in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A South Boston man has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury following a fatal stabbing on Norfolk Street.

Victor Rivas, 51, of South Boston, was taken into custody after the incident, which occurred Thursday night inside a residential building.

At approximately 7:52 p.m., Cambridge Emergency Communications dispatched Cambridge Police, Fire and EMS units to a Norfolk Street apartment complex for a 911 call reporting a person had been stabbed.

On arrival, responders located one victim with serious injuries who was subsequently transported by Cambridge Fire and Pro EMS to a local hospital, where they later died.

Cambridge Police and MIT Police Department officers located Rivas nearby and placed him under arrest.

The preliminary investigation suggests that there was an altercation inside the apartment between the defendant and the male victim, who are believed to be known to each other.

Both parties sustained injuries during the altercation.

Rivas is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Cambridge District Court.

The investigation is being conducted by Cambridge Police detectives, along with the Massachusetts State Police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.