McKnight, who joined the force two years ago, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. A suspect, 38-year-old Richard Dennis of Sicklerville, was arrested minutes later after fleeing toward South 7th Street and Kaighns Avenue,

Shortly before 6 p.m., the officer, whom authorities did not identify, was conducting a business check in the area of Broadway and Chestnut Street when, without provocation, Richard Dennis, of Sicklerville, stabbed him in the neck, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said.

A police officer is fighting for his life after he was stabbed in the neck in Camden, New Jersey, Sunday evening, according to investigators who say the attacked appeared to be unprovoked.