Quincy Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Girlfriend’s Stabbing

Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as 26-year-old Ahtziri Y. Cardenas-Torreros, found dead inside a Quincy apartment at 500 Falls Boulevard late Saturday.
• The suspect, 34-year-old Guiovani G. Garcia Chagollan, was discovered with serious stab wounds and taken to a Boston hospital.
• Garcia Chagollan was held without bail following Monday’s arraignment from his hospital bed, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office.
• Police were dispatched around 11 p.m. after a 911 call reported a person dead and another harming themself with a knife.
• Quincy police, Massachusetts State Police, and forensic units including Crime Scene Services and crime-lab chemists are assisting in an active investigation.