Woman, 22, arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in Massapequa

Nassau cops arrested a 22-year-old woman following a fatal stabbing in Massapequa that left a 28-year-old man dead inside a Beaumont Avenue home, police said Monday in the latest update on the case.

Nassau Police said officers responding to the residence shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday found an unconscious 28-year-old male suffering from a stab wound. A police medic pronounced him dead at the scene.

Detectives later confirmed that an investigation led to the arrest of the 22-year-old woman. No additional details on what charges she faces or the circumstances leading up to the stabbing have been released.

The incident prompted a large police response and an extended investigation scene on Beaumont Avenue, near Merrick Road in a residential area not far from Massapequa High School.