By: Richard L Smith
A Burlington County man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Linden on November 9, 2025, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart announced.
Darnell Robinson, 41, of Wrightstown, is charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of 35-year-old Erik Kuns of Keyport.
According to authorities, Linden police officers responded around 10 p.m. that night to the TGI Fridays restaurant at 400 South Park Avenue for a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they found Kuns unresponsive outside the restaurant.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The investigation remains active, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Detective Darius Singletary at 908-632-0537, Sergeant Nick Veltre at 908-347-7330, or Linden Police Detective Nick Philippakos at 908-474-8530.