Crime & Safety
36-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Newark: Authorities
A Newark man was fatally stabbed on Sunday morning, prosecutors said.
NEWARK, NJ — A 36-year-old Newark man was stabbed to death on Sunday morning, authorities said.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Victorino Garcia, 36, of Newark, was stabbed near the 100-block of Taylor Street at 2:41 a.m.
Garcia was pronounced dead at University Hospital at 3:31 a.m., prosecutors said.
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No additional information was immediately available.
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating the fatal stabbing. Anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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