(KRON) -- A Newark teenager was seeking notoriety when he livestreamed himself on Discord and attempted to murder a man whom he had never met, according to police and prosecutors.

Luis Ricardo McLaughlin Jr., 18, livestreamed a brutal murder attempt outside a restaurant on Thornton Avenue in Newark, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office said. The teen allegedly stabbed the victim several times in the back on the night of August 19, according to investigators.

Leading up to the attack, the victim had been cleaning kitchen equipment behind the restaurant. He was transported to a local trauma center to be treated for life-threatening injuries.

Luis McLaughlin Jr. is seen in a mugshot released by the Newark Police Department.

"The victim of the attack appears to have had no prior r

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