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Arrest Made in Stabbing Outside of City Hall in Newark

Newark

Police arrested a man and charged him with a stabbing incident outside of City Hall in Newark this afternoon. 

According to police, at approximately 1:25 p.m., police were called to 920 Broad Street after they received reports of a fight. 

Several police units arrived and found a 39-year-old man suffering a stab wound in his arm at that location. 

Police say the suspects, a 34-year-old man, was found bleeding after suffering a slash wound to his head. 

Both men were transported to University Hospital for treatment and are expected to recover. 

Newark police are trying to determine the circumstances that led up to the fight. 

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