A man suspected of a fatal stabbing in East Boston last Friday was arrested a week later in Everett, police said.
Edwin Mendez Hernandez, 20, was arrested about 8 a.m. on Friday, Boston police said, exactly a week after police found Wilfredo Landaverde Arevalo, 34, fatally stabbed on Gove Street by Tomahawk Drive in East Boston.
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Arevalo, from Medford, was rushed to a hospital but pronounced dead, according to police, and investigators identified Hernandez as the suspect. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Hernandez, from Everett, on a murder charge.
Hernandez was arrested at a home on Hancock Street in Everett, according to police. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.
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They continued investigating what happened as of Friday afternoon and asked anyone with information to contact detectives by calling 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips can be sent to 1-800-494-TIPS, by voice call, or by texting CRIME (27463) with the word "TIP."