3 Men Badly Hurt in Cook Plaza Assault

are investigating a possible aggravated assault that left three borough men, including two who were unconscious when authorities arrived, with serious injuries, a police official said.

Authorities responded to the Cook Plaza parking lot Sunday around 1:40 a.m. on a report of a fight and found the injured men, who were taken to Morristown Medical Center, Lt. Darren Dachisen said.

Police believe four male suspects ran toward Central Avenue School and the incident is under investigation, he said.

It is being treated as a possible aggravated assault because of the severity of the injuries suffered by the three men, Dachisen said. Police think they have identified the other men involved in the incident and don't believe weapons were used, he said.

Additional information was not available.