Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating a fatal stabbing.
Police said just after midnight, 18-year-old Asahiah Lawton of Irvington was fatally stabbed in the 200 block of Court Street.
The preliminary investigation indicates the victim and a 22-year-old man were engaged in an altercation over a 19-year-old woman from Newark.
The incident started in the 200 block of Court Street. Lawton ran to the area of Jones and 14th Streets.
Police say he was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m. today.
The investigation is active an ongoing and at this time, no one has been charged.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432 or 1-877-TIPS-4EC.