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Prosecutors: 17-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed In Large Brawl In Rahway

RAHWAY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) - Prosecutors said that a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during a large brawl in northern New Jersey.

It's not yet clear what sparked the fight in Rahway, which was reported around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said that responding police officers found Jose Pacheco-Holly suffering from various stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital but died there a short time later.

No other injuries were reported.

Romankow said that it's not clear how many people were involved in the brawl, and that no arrest have been made.

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