Police are on the search for the suspect that assaulted a man with a sword in the city's Ironbound section.
According to initial reports, at around 6:40 p.m., police responded to reports of a man injured on Thomas Street and Dawson Street.
Arriving units located the male victim suffering a non-lifethreatening laceration to his forehead according to reports.
EMS transported the victim to University Hospital where he was expected to be ok.
The victim told officers that a black male suspect (who was armed with a sword), attacked him with the weapon then fled the scene.
Officers searched the area but were not able to locate the suspect.