Bergen Man, 18, Stabbed To Death: Prosecutor

Authorities are investigating the stabbing death of an 18-year-old Bergen County man.

Ismael Fajardo of South Hackensack was found unresponsive Saturday after South Hackensack police officers responded to a 911 call on Hoffman Street, said acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo.

The caller requested medical assistance for a man who had been stabbed, Calo said. Officers found Fajardo lying in a second floor bedroom, unresponsive, he said.

Fajardo was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, Calo said.

An autopsy conducted on Fajardo determined that the cause of Fajardo's death was a stab wound to the heart, Calo said.

No charges have been filed.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, and the South Hackensack Police Department are conducting an investigation into Fajardo's death.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com