A violent assault that happened near a gas station in Paterson has authorities investigating.
Police responded to reports of a person injured in the 300 block of Atlantic Street at around 3:30 a.m. where they arrived to find a male victim bleeding and suffering a serious head injury at that location.
The victim was rushed St. Josephs Hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
A initial reported indicated that the man may have been the suspect of an attempted robbery when someone struck him in the head with a blunt object.
Police have yet to confirm these accounts and are investigating the incident.