Bronx detectives arrested a 21-year-old man behind a deadly stabbing early on Tuesday morning that appears to stem from a love triangle, law enforcement sources said.
Joseph Gomez, 21, of Roberts Avenue was booked Wednesday afternoon for the murder of Luis Cartagena, 26, of Park Avenue in the Bronx, outside a home on the 3200 block of Radio Drive in Country Club at about 3:17 a.m. on July 4.
Officers from the 45th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about a man stabbed, found Cartagena at the location with knife wounds to his torso.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police learned that Cartagena was with his girlfriend when Gomez, the girlfriend’s ex, showed up on the scene.
According to police, Cartagena and Gomez became engaged in a heated verbal argument. The words then turned deadly when Gomez allegedly stabbed Cartagena about the body, then fled the scene inside a vehicle.
EMS rushed the wounded victim to Jacobi Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police later tracked down Gomez and took him into custody; he was brought him to the 45th Precinct stationhouse for interrogation.
Gomez now faces charges of murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
This story was updated on July 5 at 8:15 a.m.
