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Renton man arrested in fatal Belltown stabbing

SEATTLE — Seattle police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal stabbing outside a Belltown nightclub.

Homicide detectives arrested a 22-year-old Renton man, police said.  He was one of four men who got into a fight with the victim, near First Avenue and Bell Street, early Friday morning.

After the fight, the victim walked down the street to his car, where one of the men stabbed him in the chest and drove away in a truck, police said.

On Monday, the medical examiner's office identified the victim as Faustino Cervantes, 21.

Police asked anyone with video of the incident to provide it to investigators. Call the SPD Homicide Tip Line at 206-233-5000.