Fatal Stabbing At Train Station In Union County Under Investigation

PLAINFIELD, NJ — A fatal stabbing near the Plainfield Train Station on Thursday is under investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, NJ TRANSIT Police, and Plainfield Police Department.

At around 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, Plainfield Police Officers and NJ TRANSIT Police Officers went to the Plainfield Train Station on 4th Street and found Juquin Smith, 45, who suffered stab wounds, said Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel on Friday.

He was taken to a local area hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead.

This is an ongoing and active investigation, and anyone with information about this matter is urged to contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Sergeant Christopher Scuorzo at 908-472-0492, Detective Nora Berrio at 908-370-3016, or NJ Transit Police Detective Brian Morgenstern at 973-388-0500.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an arrest and indictment can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.

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