🚨 MAN STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES IN BROAD-DAYLIGHT RANDOM ATTACK AT UNION COUNTY PARK
Police arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a stranger multiple times at Wheeler Park on Wednesday afternoon. The victim is in stable condition, and the suspect faces several charges, including attempted murder.
📍 UNION COUNTY, NJ — August 31, 2026
A 40-year-old man is recovering after being stabbed multiple times in what authorities describe as a random attack at a Union County park Wednesday afternoon.
🚔 At approximately 1:36 p.m., the Union County Police Department responded to Wheeler Park following a report of an aggravated assault.
According to Union County officials, Linden Police later located a man near Aviation Plaza on Route 1&9 and Stiles Street who indicated that he had stabbed another man inside Wheeler Park.
Officers located the 40-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds near Stiles Street and Route 1&9.
🏥 The victim was conscious and alert when authorities arrived and was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he remains in stable condition.
🔎 SUSPECT ARRESTED
Authorities identified the suspect as 27-year-old Mark Minotti.
Minotti was arrested and transported to the Union County Police Department, where he was interviewed and processed.
He was charged with:
🔴 First-degree attempted murder 🔴 Second-degree aggravated assault 🔴 Aggravated assault with a weapon 🔴 Third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose 🔴 Fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon
Officials said Minotti was subsequently taken to Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth.
⚠️ NO ONGOING THREAT
Authorities said the investigation indicates the stabbing was a random attack carried out by a single actor.
Officials emphasized that there is no continuing safety threat to Wheeler Park or the surrounding area.
⚖️ The charges are allegations, and Minotti is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
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