Fall River Stabbing Suspect in Custody

FALL RIVER — Fall River Police have arrested a Tiverton man in connection to a stabbing in the city last night.

Police said detectives from the department's Major Crimes Division arrested Chance Costa, 24, on Monday after a foot chase and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and armed assault to murder.

Costa is suspected of being involved in the stabbing that took place on the 1100 block of Plymouth Avenue in Fall River just before 8 p.m. Sunday night.

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Detectives found during an investigation that Costa and the victim are acquaintances, according to police.

Police said the victim suffered numerous stab wounds to his torso and remained in critical condition overnight.

He is now in stable condition and fully conscious.

This story has been updated to include that Costa is a resident of Tiverton, Rhode Island.

See How Much This Fall River Intersection Has Changed in a Decade

Well this is surely a blast from the past. While exploring Google Maps' street view feature recently, I came across an old still from 2012 mixed in with the more recent ones. It showed an almost decade-old look at Fall River's New Harbour Mall, which is now dead and has been replaced by the stores at the SouthCoast Marketplace. The more I looked around the intersection on William Canning Boulevard, the more I began to see remnants of the past, some that may now be long-forgotten for some. This Fall River intersection has changed so much in the past near-decade, but if you're needing a little look in the rearview to see how far it's come, check out some of the following stills.