A California man was attacked by a machete-weilding suspect in West Hollywood, California, on Saturday afternoon, Fox News Digital has learned.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that a 25-year-old man was attacked at approximately 1 p.m. local time at the intersection of Romaine Street and Highland Avenue. 

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The Hollywood sign in California. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed with Fox News Digital that a 25-year-old was injured in a West Hollywood machete attack. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins, File)

Police said that the victim was attacked with a machete and was injured with chest lacerations. Authorities confirmed that he was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

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First responders said that police are on the scene investigating the incident, and that the suspect fled the scene.