HARRISON - Manuel Queiruga Romero, 51, was stabbed to death on Sunday night, Feb. 24, at 11 p.m. in his basement apartment on 218A North 2nd Street in Harrison, according Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio.Jorge Quintanilla, 65, was initially arrested by Harrison police, DeFazio said.
He said Quintanilla allegedly stabbed the 51-year-old in the throat "multiple times." He also said the two men were known to each other.
DeFazio said a neighbor was called by Quintanilla and she then called 9-1-1.
"Harrison patrolmen responded in a timely way, and apprehended the suspect as he left the scene of the crime," DeFazio said. "The investigation is continuing but we don't believe anyone else was involved."
See the March 5 edition of The Observer for more on the murder.
