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Suspect identified in Coventry Teen Fatally Stabbed on Anthony street

COVENTRY, R.I. — DePetro.com has learned the suspect who stabbed Nick Bennett is Josh Machado. Coventry police are actively investigating the fatal stabbing of 19-year-old Nick Bennett following a late-night altercation behind an Anthony Street home and have not arrested or charged anyone. Sources close to the investigation claim police are trying to determine if it was self-defense. Additionally, Josh Machado allegedly arrived at the home with his girlfriend and was angry with the teenage resident there, not Bennett. Machado has not been charged and is presumed innocent even if he is charged.

According to the Coventry Police Department, officers responded around 10:15 p.m. to reports of a disturbance at 12 Anthony Street, located near St. Vincent De Paul Street. Upon arrival, first responders located Bennett in the backyard of the property suffering from severe stab wounds.

Officers immediately began CPR on Bennett until Coventry Fire/Rescue arrived on the scene. He was rushed to Kent County Hospital in Warwick, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.