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UMass Dartmouth football player killed in stabbing; student charged with murder

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Toole, M., Flores, G. A., & Callahan, A. (2026, September 19). UMass Dartmouth football player killed in stabbing; student charged with murder. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/umass-dartmouth-football-player-killed-marvins-antoine-providence/

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-19 · by Mike Toole, Gustavo Atencio Flores, Amanda Callahan

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Marvins Antoine, a 18-year-old freshman running back for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth football team, died from stab wounds after an altercation that started at a nightclub in Providence, Rhode Island, and moved to a nearby Wendy's parking lot early Saturday morning. Another player, Kensley Macean, was also injured but is expected to recover. Chukuwnonoso Uzoma Eze, a fellow student not on the football team, has been charged with murder. The incident occurred after Antoine and other players had lost their home game against Framingham State earlier that day.
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Story summary

Marvins Antoine, an 18-year-old freshman running back for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth football team, was fatally stabbed around 12:30 a.m. ET in a Wendy’s parking lot on Charles Street in Providence, Rhode Island. A fellow teammate, Kensley Macean, also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized with stab wounds to his head, neck, and left arm.

The incident occurred after the players had spent time at Mezzo Lounge, a nightclub that became overcrowded before closing off patrons. The altercation moved across the street to the Wendy’s parking lot where the stabbing took place. A 19-year-old student, Chukuwnonoso Uzoma Eze, was arrested on campus and charged with murder by Providence Police.

The school mourned Antoine's death, stating that he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Rhode Island Hospital. The university expressed condolences to his family and friends, acknowledging the difficult time they are experiencing.

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Mike Toole
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 "We also send our prayers and best wishes for Kensley's recovery, and hope that he will be able to resume his education here soon."
🔮 A judge indicated the Lindsay Clancy murder trial would end in a mistrial Friday, then granted the defense a one-hour delay in order to make a plea to the state's highest court.
🔮 The hung jury could not reach a verdict in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Also by Mike Toole
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Gustavo Atencio Flores
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The phrase came from the belief that God would deliver the colonists from tyranny.
🔮 The phrase came from the belief that God would deliver the colonists from tyranny.
🔮 "We also send our prayers and best wishes for Kensley's recovery, and hope that he will be able to resume his education here soon."
Also by Gustavo Atencio Flores
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
Amanda Callahan
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 "We also send our prayers and best wishes for Kensley's recovery, and hope that he will be able to resume his education here soon."
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Providence Rhode Island UMass Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wendy

Subjects

Providence ORG · 5× UMass Dartmouth ORG · 5× Antoine PERSON · 4× Delgado PERSON · 2× Eze PERSON · 2× Perez PERSON · 2× Rhode Island GPE · 2× Wendy ORG · 2× Marvins Antoine PERSON · 1× University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ORG · 1×

Narrative

At a news conference Saturday afternoon, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said another UMass Dartmouth student, 19-year-old Chukuwnonoso Uzoma Eze, had been arrested on campus and was being held by UMass Dartmouth police until he can be brought to Rhode Island to face a murder charge.
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🔮 "We also send our prayers and best wishes for Kensley's recovery, and hope that he will be able to resume his education here soon."

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth football player was killed and a second player wounded early Saturday in a stabbing attack in Providence, Rhode Island, authorities said. asserted
authorities → kill → Providence
A fellow UMass Dartmouth student has been arrested and charged with murder. asserted
student → arrest → murder
The incident occurred after freshman running back Marvins Antoine and other players from the team went to a night club in Providence just hours after they lost a home football game to Framingham State. asserted
they → occur → State
Providence police said there was an altercation at the nightclub, called the Mezzo Lounge. asserted
police → say → nightclub
The altercation moved across the street to the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant around midnight, where two players were stabbed. asserted
players → move → midnight
Antoine, 18, was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital where he died from stab wounds to the chest. asserted
he → rush → chest
The injured player, identified by the school as 19-year-old freshman defensive back Kensley Macean, was taken to the hospital with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries to his head, neck and left arm. asserted
police → injure → head
At a news conference Saturday afternoon, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said another UMass Dartmouth student, 19-year-old Chukuwnonoso Uzoma Eze, had been arrested on campus and was being held by UMass Dartmouth police until he can be brought to Rhode Island to face a murder charge. asserted
he → say → charge
The chief said Eze is not on the football team, and investigators are still looking into what led up to the stabbing. asserted
what → say → stabbing
"There was an altercation between a female and some of the victims that were in line," Perez said. asserted
Perez → be → line
"And then the altercation moved over to the parking lot of the Wendy's but we have no indication that they knew each other." asserted
they → move → other
Perez also said that in the area were used to identify the car in which Eze fled the scene. asserted
Eze → say → scene
The chief said that helped investigators locate him on campus. asserted
investigators → say → campus
"Our hearts and prayers are very much with Marvins' family, friends, classmates, and teammates as we mourn his loss together," UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller said in a statement. asserted
Fuller → mourn → statement
"We also send our prayers and best wishes for Kensley's recovery, and hope that he will be able to resume his education here soon." asserted
he → send → education
According to the university, Antoine graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River. uncertain
Antoine → accord → River
Orlando Delgado, one of Antoine's former high school teammates, told WBZ-TV that Antoine was a role model for many of the younger players. asserted
Antoine → tell → players
"He always wanted to say how he wanted to be in the NFL. asserted
he → want → NFL
He always wanted to either have me and him be on the same team or me and him play against each other and go touchdown for touchdown," Delgado said. asserted
Delgado → want → touchdown
So to hear about a situation like this it's very devastating. asserted
it → hear → this
This is a sad situation because he's not that type of child," said Delgado's mother Ashania Chambers. asserted
mother → say → child
He was like an older brother to everybody, to all of us, like my friends, and just everybody in the grade," said Xavier Gracia, another former high school teammate. asserted
Gracia → say → grade
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