UPDATE: Man charged with murder in Fall River homicide

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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Scott Rego, 26, of Fall River, has been charged with murder after stabbing Kristina Reis, 36, in a domestic dispute Monday night.

Rego was arrested at Rhode Island Hospital after being charged late Tuesday morning.

He was brought to the hospital after suffering a stab wound to his chest during the homicide.

According to the Massachusetts District Attorney’s office, first responders found Reis on the porch of the residence, bleeding from a stab wound around 9:18 p.m. Monday.

Reis was pronounced dead at Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Rego will be arraigned in Providence as a fugitive from justice before being arraigned on the murder charge in Fall River District Court.

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