15-year-old dead, 11-year-old injured in Newark stabbing

A 15-year-old is dead and an 11-year-old is injured following a stabbing at 141 Park Avenue in Newark, NJ. (FOX 5 NY)

A 15-year-old is dead and an 11-year-old is injured in a stabbing in Newark.

Police converged on 141 Park Avenue on Tuesday at around 10:45 a.m.

The older teen was pronounced dead at the scene while the 11-year-old was taken to a hospital in stable condition, according to police.

Circumstances surronding the stabbings were unclear.

SkyFox was over the apartment building near Highland Avenue which was cordoned off by police.

Cops would not release further details about the location of the stabbing because next of kin had not yet been notified.

Police added that there was no threat to the public but no arrests had been made.

A 15-year-old was killed and an 11-year-old was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, according to police.

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