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Person Found Stabbed at Essex County Youth House Processing Center Under Investigation

Essex County

UPDATE 10:47 a.m. The incident happened at an intake holding/processing station operated by Newark Police. 

Essex County officials are investigating a stabbing incident at a youth correctional center processing location in Newark Sunday night. 

According to preliminary reports, EMS units were requested to respond to the processing center located at 43-63 Dickerson Street shortly before 11 p.m. 

Upon arrival, medical personnel found the victim suffering a stab wound at that location. 

The injury was reported as non-life threatening and police made arrests in the incident that did not happen inside the jail. 

The identity of the victim has not been released at this time. 

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