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Man arrested following fatal stabbing on Indianapolis' northeast side

One stabbed to death on Indy's northeast side
Posted at 2:35 PM, Apr 01, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-02 13:12:39-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing on Indianapolis' northeast side.

Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 3700 block of La Fontaine Court around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.

When they arrived on the scene, police discovered two men had actually been stabbed.

One man was taken to Methodist hospital. He's listed as stable.

The other man was taken to Eskenazi hospital in critical condition, but later died. He has been identified as 19-year-old Mauricio Beltran, 19.

Police received information that the alleged suspect ran into a nearby apartment. IMPD SWAT officers apprehended 35-year-old Christian Ortez.

Ortez was arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated battery and murder. 

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