An unidentified women is comforted after learning that three people were killed and several others injured in a stabbing at a house Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Newark N.J. The stabbings occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday at a Hedden Terrace residence. Essex County's major crimes task force and city police are investigating the stabbings. (Robert Sciarrino /NJ Advance Media via AP)
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a social media posting might have played a role in a stabbing attack that left two children and a woman in New Jersey dead.
Essex County prosecutors say 26-year-old Jeremy Arrington faces murder and attempted murder charges after Saturday's attack in Newark that also left three other people seriously wounded.
Newark authorities had announced last month that Arrington was wanted in connection with a shooting and sexual assault. They say one of the stabbing victims reposted that alert on Facebook.
Killed in the attacks were 8-year-old Aerial Little Whitehurst, 11-year-old Al-Jahon Whitehurst and 23-year-old college student Syasia McBurroughs. Authorities say the children were brother and sister, but McBurroughs wasn't related to them.
Arrington's bail was set Monday at $5 million. It wasn't clear if he's retained an attorney.
Neighbors hold hands in prayer after three people were killed and several others injured in a stabbing at a house in Newark, N.J. Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. The stabbings occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday at a Hedden Terrace residence. Essex County's major crimes task force and city police are investigating the stabbings. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media for NJ.com via AP)
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An unidentified women is comforted after learning that at least one person was fatally stabbed during an attack that left multiple other people injured at a house on Hedden Terrace late Saturday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
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Neighbors hold hands in prayer after learning that at least one person was fatally stabbed during an attack that left multiple other people injured at a house on Hedden Terrace late Saturday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (Robert Sciarrino/NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)
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