The Boston Police Department has made an arrest in the slaying of 34-year-old Wilfredo Landaverde Arevalo of Medford. Around 8 a.m. on December 22, 2023, members of the Fugitive Unit apprehended 20-year-old Edwin Mendez Hernandez in the area of 20 Hancock Street in Everett.

According to the Boston Police Department, officers assigned to District A-7 responded to a stabbing in the area of 186 Grove Street around 6:39 a.m. on December 15, 2023. At the scene, officers found an adult male with life-threatening stab wounds. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Authorities later identified the victim as 34-year-old Wilfredo Landaverde Arevalo.