AKRON, Ohio -- A man was injured Tuesday when he was attacked in his car by a person who accused him of stepping on a cat, police say.

Police say the 29-year-old victim was sitting in his 2002 Jaguar on the 100 block of Brooklands Avenue, south of Goodyear Heights Metro Park, at about 9:30 a.m. when the unknown suspect approached his vehicle.

The suspect used a what police believe was a hammer to break out the windows of the Jaguar, sending glass into the victim's eye. The suspect then accused the man of stepping on the suspect's cat.

The suspect then attacked the man in his car before running away, police say.

The victim suffered a lump on his head, got glass in his eyes and had abrasions on his chest. He was treated by EMS workers at the scene.

Police say they were not given a description of the suspect.

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