One person was taken into custody and charged with assault after a stabbing incident occurred at a homeless shelter in Newark's Central Ward on Wednesday morning.
It happened around 12:25 a.m. at 224 Sussex Avenue.
Police say units responded to reports of an injured person then arrived to find a male suffering a non-fatal stab injury near his ear.
EMS treated the victim while police took the suspects into custody at that location.
According to preliminary reports, a firearm was recovered on the second floor of the shelter, but no other victims were injured in the incident.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.