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Man struck in head with machete near Anaheim Burger King

Police are searching for whoever struck a man in the head with a machete near an Anaheim Burger King restaurant Wednesday night.

The incident took place around 8:15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Brookhurst Street.


A man was struck with a machete in Anaheim on July 12, 2023. (OnScene.TV)

Officers were dispatched to investigate the possible assault along with reports of an injured male inside a nearby restaurant.

Anaheim police found a victim at a Burger King who was bleeding from the head. The victim said he had been struck over the head with a machete.

Investigators determined the attack did not happen inside the restaurant.

The unidentified male victim was transported to a UCI Medical Center in Orange with a large laceration to his head, the Police Department confirmed.

No arrests had been made in connection with the incident.