NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A man fatally stabbed his older brother inside their central New Jersey home this week, authorities said.
Roberto Lopez, 33, was charged with murder and weapons offenses in the death of Henry Lopez, 43. in New Brunswick on Monday. He had fled the scene by the time police arrived and remained at large on Wednesday, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Henry Lopez was stabbed around 9 p.m. Monday, prosecutors said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. shortly after emergency responders arrived at the Livingston Avenue home.
Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive fort the stabbing or said if anyone else was in the home when it occurred. No other injuries were reported in the incident.
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