Boston Bar's Entertainment License Paused After Deadly Stabbing

BOSTON — A popular Boston bar's entertainment license has been suspended after one of the bouncers was charged with fatally stabbing a Marine veteran over the weekend, city officials say.

City officials explained that the Sons of Boston's bar license is suspended due to the bar never submitting a plan for security and operations to the city when it had its entertainment license renewed last year.

On Monday, prosecutors said bouncer Alvaro Larrama surrendered himself over to police after reportedly stabbing Daniel Martinez, a 23-year-old visiting Marine veteran after an altercation outside of the bar on Union Street.

Larrama is charged with murder and was ordered to be held without bail.

On Wednesday, detectives assigned to the Boston Police Department's Licensed Premises Unit visited the bar. Police issued license premise inspection notices for assault and battery on a person with a deadly weapon, armed security without prior board approval, and failure to supervise conduct of the licensed establishment.

A second inspection notice was issued for an employee after making bodily contact with a patron and failing to call the police. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's office informed Sons of Boston that its entertainment license was now immediately and indefinitely suspended. The license was reportedly seized and returned to the Licensing Board.

A hearing will be scheduled to determine the state of the bar's liquor license after the Boston Licensing Board receives the police report from the night of the stabbing.