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UPDATE: Newark Ironbound Stabbing Victim Succumbs to Injuries

Newark

A man found inside a Newark Ironbound section residence suffering a stab injury has died from his wound.

Newark Police officers were called to the 40's block of Jackson Street, less than a half block from the Jackson Street Bridge, for an altercation that involved two people inside a residence at around 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning according to preliminary reports.

When police arrived at that location, they found a male victim bleeding heavily after suffering a severe stab wound to his arm.

EMS rushed the victim to University Hospital where he died on Monday.

According to a statement from The Essex County Prosecutor's Office, they are handling the investigation but could not release the identity of the victim until a next of kin is notified.

Residents on Jackson Street said that the suspect is a woman the incident is domestic in nature.

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

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