Crime & Safety

Victim, 34, Stabbed To Death In Orange: Authorities

A 34-year-old Essex County resident was stabbed to death on Main Street in Orange, authorities said.

A 34-year-old victim was stabbed to death in Orange, NJ on Sept. 26, 2019.
A 34-year-old victim was stabbed to death in Orange, NJ on Sept. 26, 2019. (File Photo: Renee Schiavone/Patch)

ORANGE, NJ — A 34-year-old Essex County resident was stabbed to death on Thursday morning, authorities said.

The homicide took place on the 100-block of Main Street in Orange. Authorities pronounced the victim, Katrina Perry, 34, of Orange, dead at the scene at 9:40 a.m.

A police investigation is ongoing, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Orange Police Department.

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No additional information was immediately available.

Anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877 TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

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