A man was sent to hospital after a group of people came up to him and attacked him in Waterloo Wednesday night.
In a release, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) said they were called to a reported assault with a weapon near Erb Street West and Caroline Street South at around 7:30 p.m.
They said a man was walking in the area when four people walked up to him. There was a confrontation before the group attacked the man.
WRPS said the victim received multiple injuries with an edged weapon. He was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The suspects are unknown and ran away before police arrived.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777.