A man was slashed on Bergen Avenue, near Montgomery Street, in Jersey City Monday afternoon and the weapon believed to be used in the attack was recovered.
The victim was slashed in the chest area, police said in radio transmissions. The victim he was treated at the scene before being taken to a local hospital in life-threatening condition, according to the radio transmissions.
Jersey City police did not provide information on the incident, which appears to have occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m., near a check-cashing business.
Police at the scene stood over a small boxcutter-type knife with a blue handle that is believed to be the weapons used in the slashing.
The victim provide a description of the assailant to police, but it was not known if any arrests have been made.
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