SEA ISLE CITY— Police are investigating a reported stabbing here on the 200 block of 42nd Street that occurred at 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17.
Police arrived on the scene and requested an ambulance to respond and to “expedite response”.
Sea Isle City Ambulance Corps and Medic 3 were dispatched to the scene.
When the ambulance arrived on scene they reported the victim to be a 23 year-old male stabbed in the back. Police have identified the victim as 24 year-old Erik Hernandez-Martinez
Martinez was transported to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center’s trauma unit in Atlantic City. His condition is unknown.
An investigation by the Cape May Prosecutors Office and Sea Isle City detectives, revealed that Martinez and a co-worker, identified as Momchil D. Savev, a 24-year-old native of Bulgaria, engaged in a physical altercation during which Savev attacked Hernandez-Martinez with a knife. Savev was subsequently charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose. He was committed to the Cape May County Correctional Center in lieu of bail.
Contact Scheeler at 609-404-6515 or hscheeler@cmcherald.com
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