Police are asking for help as they search for the person responsible for a vicious unprovoked stabbing at a "Happy" deli in the Hudson Valley.

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On Thursday around 2:30 p.m, City of Newburgh police officers responded to 321 Liberty Street for a reported stabbing that occurred inside of a local deli.

After arriving on the scene, officers determined a 42-year-old City of Newburgh resident had been stabbed multiple times in a vicious, unprovoked attack at Happy Deli 2, police say.

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The victim required surgery and is expected to survive, according to the City of Newburgh Police. His name wasn't released.

As of this writing, police did not release any details about the suspect or a possible motive. Police are asking for help in finding the suspect.

"The investigation of this assault is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the City of Newburgh Detective Division at (845) 569-7509," the City of Newburgh Police Department stated.

The crime scene was processed by members of the City of Newburgh Detective Division’s Crime Scene Unit.

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