Suspect arrested after ‘stabbing victim in the HEAD with machete’ at Walmart in Kearny, New Jersey during fight

A SUSPECT has been arrested for allegedly “stabbing a man in the head with a machete” during a Walmart brawl in Kearny, New Jersey, on Friday morning.

Police responded to a chaotic scene inside a Walmart located on Harrison Avenue in Kearny,  earlier this morning and later arrested Roberto Delgado-Gonzalez, 29, cops told The Sun.

At around 11PM ET on Friday, a update was posted by Kearny Police.

It read: “Kearny detectives just arrested the suspect from today’s Walmart machete assault. He was taken into custody moments ago in Newark. More information to follow when available.”

Lt. Corbett told The Sun there was “no reason” for the carnage but acknowledged that it was “possibly a fight” hours after authorities found a man with a deep cut to the back of his head in the store.

The victim was rushed to University Hospital in Newark.

The suspect had fled by the time police arrived before he was apprehended this evening and Corbett confirmed the victim “was taken to the hospital and released” yesterday.

Walmart could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.

According to witnesses, the victim was arguing with another man before the bloody encounter unfolded.

Speaking to , witness Thomas Underwood said: “It was an altercation between two people and then they, one guy pulled out, it was like a sword and he cut it.

“People see him laying on the ground and one guy was bleeding from the head. It was terrible,”

It is unknown what the two men were arguing about or if they knew each other.

Video from the scene showed a large police presence in the parking lot of the Walmart.

Employees were also seen outside the store as police investigated the scene.