The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has taken over the investigation into a stabbing that left one person dead in a section of Paterson overnight.
A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 12:25 a.m., Paterson Police were called to reports of a dispute with possible injuries in the 200 block of Park Avenue.
Upon arrival, police began CPR on a heavily bleeding, unconscious and unresponsive person who suffered multiple stab wounds at that location.
Police said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The motive for the attack is under investigation and there were no immediate reports of an arrest made.