Police and detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office taped off a large area around Newark Penn Station after a man was found brutally stabbed to death this afternoon.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the unidentified, heavily bleeding victim was pronounced dead at the scene and their major crimes division has launched a homicide investigation.
Officials said the incident happened outside the busy transportation hub and commuters were never in danger.
The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.