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NJ Homeless Shelter Killer Gets 22 Years, Prosecutor Says

A 33-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 22 years in prison after being found guilty of stabbing his roommate to death at a shelter in 2022, authorities said.

Michael Wylie

Michael Wylie

Photo Credit: Essex County Jail

In February 2022, Michael Wylie snuck a knife into the H.E.L.P. Center Shelter and stabbed Kevin Williams, his roommate, in the face, neck and heart, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. 

Wylie was arrested while still in possession of the knife, Stephens said.

Wylie was convicted in April of aggravated manslaughter and weapons charges, Stephens said. 

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