Authorities in Linden are investigating a stabbing that took place at a restaurant overnight in the city.
Police responded to reports of a person stabbed at the Popeyes restaurant located at 1190 Saint Georges Ave. at around midnight.
Upon arrival, police found one person suffering a stab wound to the neck at that location. EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital in Newark where the victim suffered critical injuries.
Police searched the area and may have found a weapon behind the restaurant.
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