Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect who slashed a woman and child during an altercation on a street in Newark's North Ward Saturday afternoon.
According to preliminary reports from police, the incident happened shortly before 1:35 p.m. in the vicinity of 150 Parker Street.
Police said when officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman, around the age of 20-years-old, suffering a slash injury on her arm.
According to police, they also found a girl, around the age of 11-years-old, with a minor injury to her hand, which resulted from the suspect attacking the pair.
Police say both patients were transported to the hospital and received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect fled the scene in a minivan and remains at-large. Police have not released a motive for the attack.