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 suspect was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a Camden police officer on Sunday night, officials said.

"While out of his vehicle for 58 seconds, speaking to an individual outside of the store, a second unknown male approached him from behind and brutally stabbed him in the neck," said Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.