Overview
- An altercation that began outside Mezza Lounge late Friday night spilled into the Wendy’s parking lot on Charles Street, and 18‑year‑old freshman running back Marvins Antoine was fatally stabbed and later pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital.
- A teammate, 19‑year‑old freshman defensive back Kensley Macean, was also stabbed and hospitalized with injuries described by police as non‑life‑threatening.
- Investigators identified and arrested 19‑year‑old UMass Dartmouth student Chukuwnonso Uzoma Eze on campus; he has been charged with murder and is being held pending transfer to Rhode Island to face the charge.
- Providence police say they used Flock license‑plate reader and surveillance footage to locate the vehicle linked to the incident, and detectives continue to interview witnesses and process evidence as they work to establish the full sequence of events.
- UMass Dartmouth has offered counseling and said there is no known ongoing threat to the campus, while teammates, coaches and the Fall River community mourn Antoine and await further developments in the criminal case.