LYNDHURST –
Police reported a stabbing incident at the Rivas Blue night club, 525 Riverside Ave., Lyndhurst, early Monday.
The victim, identified only as a 21-year-old man from South Orange, was listed in stable condition at University of Medicine & Dentistry Hospital, Newark.
Det. Capt. John Valente of Lyndhurst said police were called to the scene, inside the Kings Court Fitness Center, at 1:55 a.m., on a report of a fight with injuries in the parking lot.
Upon arrival, officers found a large pool of blood in the parking lot but no one there, Valente said. Inside, however, on the second floor, officers found a man lying on the ground with puncture wounds to his chest and side, he said.
Valente said that detectives surmised that the victim was involved in a fight in the parking lot and, after being wounded, that he rushed back inside to get assistance. Valente said that a special event of some kind was being held at the club that drew a big crowd, possibly several hundred people.
As of Monday, detectives were reviewing surveillance footage from the club in hopes of picking up additional information as to what happened.
Police had no suspect as of Monday, Valente said.
– Ron Leir
