A warrant has been issued for a Lakewood man in connection with a fatal stabbing early Tuesday morning.

Darnell Reeves
Darnell Reeves (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
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Lakewood Police and Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato have charged Darneil Reeves, 32, with murder and weapons charges in connection with the death of Hassan Parker, 32, of South Toms River.Reeves is considered armed and dangerous.

Hassan was fatally stabbed by Reeves as Parker was sitting in his car parked at the Martin Luther King Jr. apartments in Lakewood according to police. Hassan tried to drive himself to the hospital but instead drove into a utility pole on the corner of John Street and River Avenue. He was taken to Monmouth Medical Center's Southern Campus where he later died. The Ocean County Medical Examiner has determined Hassan died from the stab wound to the chest.

The distance between the parking lot and the crash scene is less than a mile according to police.

Anyone with information regarding Reeves' whereabouts is asked to contact the Ocean County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit at 732-929-2027 or the Lakewood Police Department at 732-363-0200.

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