Officers responded to the Salem Health emergency room around 1 a.m. after hearing that two stabbing victims had arrived “in need of immediate medical care.”
An investigation revealed the stabbings took place during “a physical altercation between a group of young men at The Cue Ball” on State Street.
“One of the individuals who was stabbed, 21-year-old Isac Steven Rizo of Salem, died from his injuries at the hospital,” police said. “A second victim, a 20-year-old man, received treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.”
Police said Rizo’s death will be investigated as a homicide. Anyone with information about the fight is encouraged to contact Salem police.
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