Newark stabbing suspect, 18, livestreamed attack on Discord, cops say An 18-year-old man stabbed a restaurant worker in unprovoked attack while livestreaming online, Newark police say. The Brief Luis McLaughlin Jr. allegedly admitted to police that he stabbed the first person he saw three times and livestreamed the incident. After the stabbing, he discarded the evidence. He was arrested four days after the stabbing. An 18-year-old Newark man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a random stranger and livestreaming the attack in an attempt to gain social media popularity, police said. Luis McLaughlin Jr. was taken into custody Sunday in connection with the incident, which occurred Aug. 19. He later admitted to investigators that he stabbed the first person he saw at least three times in a shopping center on Thornton Ave. and livestreamed the stabbing on Discord, according to police. The victim, a worker at an Afghan restaurant, was found with life-threatening wounds, but is expected to survive after being stabbed in the shoulder and lung, which was punctured, the restaurant’s CEO told KTVU. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said the victim was cleaning kitchen equipment behind a restaurant when he was attacked. McLaughlin allegedly attacked the victim from behind at random.
VIA KTVU. Newark man arrested after stabbing stranger, livestreaming alleged attack