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Edwin Rivera

Elizabeth Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Eve Stabbing Elizabeth Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Eve Stabbing
Elizabeth Man Arrested In Deadly New Year's Eve Stabbing An Elizabeth man has been charged in a deadly New Year's Eve stabbing, authorities announced. Edwin Rivera, 48, stabbed Jose Burgos, 56, on the 400 block of Elizabeth Avenue around 9 p.m. Dec. 31, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. A witness drove Burgos to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Colleen Ruppert, who is prosecuting the case. Rivera was taken into custody without incident and is currently being held in the Union County Jail pending a first appearance. This fast-moving investi…