Wallsend 'house party fight': Man dies 16 February 2013 Last updated at 07:33 A 25-year-old man has died following reports of a fight at a house party in North Tyneside, police said. Emergency services were called to Burn Closes Crescent, in Wallsend, shortly before 02:00 GMT where they found a man in the street with a stab wound. The man was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, where he was declared dead. Northumbria Police has launched a murder investigation and is appealing for information. Reassure residents Detectives believe the man, who has not been named, was at a house party on the street and was involved in a fight with a number of people. Several people have been arrested in connection with his death. Supt Jim Napier said: "Police inquiries at the scene are ongoing and a cordon is in place on the street. Additional police patrols are under way to aid the investigation and to reassure local residents.