Authorities in Union County are searching for several males who entered a building in Elizabeth and robbed then stabbed a contractor Saturday evening.
According to preliminary reports, just before 5:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to 239 Union Street to investigate reports of an assault in progress.
Several units arrived at the scene and found a man bleeding after suffering stab wounds at that location.
Police further learned that the victim was conducting repair work in the building when three Hispanic males entered armed with a knife and conducted a robbery before slashing the worker.
The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover, according to reports.
The incident remains under investigation.