The Monday night stabbing death of a South Toms River man in Lakewood is being pursued as a homicide, and investigators urge anyone with knowledge of the grisly incident to step forward.

Police respond to a fatal stabbing and accident in Lakewood
Police respond to a fatal stabbing and accident in Lakewood (The Lakewood Scoop)
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Hassan Parker, 32, was given life-saving measures by emergency medical technicians after being found in a car that slammed a utility pole. He died a short while later at Monmouth Medical Center South, authorities said.

Lakewood police responded to a report of a car crash on River Avenue at about 11:22 PM. Officer Dennis Scannell the car against the pole and Parker inside with a stab wound in his chest, authorities said. He was prounounced dead at 12:21 AM at the hospital a few blocks away.

Ocean County's Major Crimes unit can be reached at 732-929-2027. Lakewood Police can be reached at 732-364-3500.

 

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