Police are investigating a stabbing that left a male victim seriously injured in the city overnight.
The victim was found near his residence in the 300 block of South Park Street a little after 2 a.m. when police rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a seriously injured person at that location.
Arriving police units found the victim (who was only reported to be a hispanic male) suffering a stab injury to the abdomen and upper torso according to reports.
The victim was rushed to University Hospital in Newark where his injuries were reported to be serious.
The stabbing was the result of an apparent armed robbery that went bad when several suspects approached the victim in an attempt to rob him near his home then went on the attack.
There were no reports of arrests made.