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Lakewood, New Jersey man murdered in Mays Landing

MAYS LANDING — A Lakewood man was stabbed to death Wednesday at a rental property he owned near Lake Lenape in Hamilton, according to the Atlantic County District Attorney's Office.

Solomon Lonner, 49, was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he was taken after officers from the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to the Park Road home around 5:19 p.m., a statement from the prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Multiple 911 calls were made “reporting a stabbing in progress,” and police found Lonner inside the residence with “multiple stab wounds.”

Michael Carney, 39, who rented the home with several other tenants, was arrested at the scene and later charged with murder in the homeowner's death, in addition to various weapons-related offenses, the statement said.

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An autopsy is being conducted by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner's Office and the crimes are being investigated by the Major Crimes Unit of the District Attorney's Office and the Hamilton Police Department.

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Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7666 or provide a tip anonymously at acpo.org/tips; or call Crime Stoppers of Atlantic County at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-TIPS (8477), or visit their website at crimestoppersatlantic.com. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of individuals who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

Contact Asbury Park Press reporter Erik Larsen at [email protected].

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