Police: Suspect stabbed man, yelled racial slurs

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Thursday, February 7, 2019
Police: Suspect stabbed man, yelled racial slurs
Police: Suspect stabbed man, yelled racial slurs. Tamala Edwards reports during Action News Mornings on February 7, 2019.

CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A suspect is behind bars for allegedly stabbing a man and yelling racial slurs at him.

Police say 66-year-old Rocky Kowalczyk of Woodbury was kicked off of a bus then got into an argument with the victim.

It happened around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on the 1700 block of South Broadway, in Camden.

After the assault, officers say Kowalcyzk followed the victim and a witness, directing the racist insults at them.

He was charged with multiple offenses, including Criminal Attempted Homicide, Bias Intimidation and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.

The stabbing victim was treated at Cooper University Hospital.

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