South Jersey Teen Arrested For Stabbing Another Teen In Park: Police

Police in Atlantic County are investigating after a teen was stabbed in a park, authorities said.

A cruiser from the Egg Harbor Township (NJ) Police Department.
Photo Credit: *Facebook - Egg Harbor Township Police Department*

04/01/2024 3:19 p.m.

Egg Harbor Township police responded to a stabbing report at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park on Idlewood Avenue just after 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 29, the department said in a news release.

An 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to a hospital and remained there recovering from the stabbing.

An Egg Harbor Township teenage male was arrested in the case. He was charged with several offenses.

Police also said the teens knew each other and the stabbing "was not a random act."

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