Man charged with murder for stabbing pizzeria owner to death inside shop, Delaware police say
Erik Hilton
NEWARK, Del. - A man is being charged with the murder of a pizzeria owner after a deadly stabbing incident in Newark over the weekend.
Police say 22-year-old Erik Hilton attacked the 41-year-old owner of La Piazza Di Caruso on People Plaza after confronting him inside the shop Sunday night.
The owner, identified as Ramon Trinidad-Perez, was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
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Hilton was found a short time later receiving medical care at a local medical center. Police say he sustained an injury during the deadly attack.
He is being held $1,060,000 cash bond for first-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony.