Man fatally stabbed during NJ high school basketball tournament game

The 22-year-old victim was stabbed at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton during a high school basketball tournament game
The 22-year-old victim was stabbed at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton during a high school basketball tournament game. Photo credit Google Street View

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man was fatally stabbed at a New Jersey arena while a high school basketball tournament game was being played there, authorities said.

The stabbing at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton occurred around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.

Khalil Glanton, 22, of Trenton, was stabbed multiple times and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

No other injuries were reported in the incident and no arrests have been made.

A motive for the stabbing remains under investigation.

Authorities declined to provide further details about the incident, including if it was connected in any way to the game, which ended around the time the stabbing occurred.

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