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Franklin Mesa accused of fatally stabbing Nathaniel Rivers in unprovoked attack in the Bronx

19-year-old man arrested in fatal stabbing in the Bronx
19-year-old man arrested in fatal stabbing in the Bronx 00:24

NEW YORK -- Police have made an arrest in a fatal stabbing in the Fordham section of the Bronx.

Nathaniel Rivers, 35, was found with a stab wound to the chest on East 205th Street and Decatur Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

A pocket knife could be seen on the sidewalk at the scene.

Nineteen-year-old Franklin Mesa was arrested Friday and charged with murder.

Police say the attack was unprovoked.

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