East Orange Police transported a person to the hospital after they found the victim suffering a severe head laceration in the city overnight.
Police were called to the 90's block of Sanford Street to investigate a report of an injured person at around 11 p.m.
Upon their arrival, they found the victim bleeding from the head after someone attacked them shortly before officers arrived.
According to preliminary reports, police believe that the assault happened in the area of Lanark Avenue in Newark, but the investigation remains active and ongoing.