Authorities in Clifton say two police officers fired shots at a man over the weekend who allegedly slashed a third police officer in the face with a knife.

According to the attorney general’s office, the 35-year-old man wasn’t hit by the Sunday morning gunfire at a Clifton hotel, but later stabbed himself in the chest during a subsequent encounter with police at the hotel.

Officials say the man remains hospitalized after surgery at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson.

The officer was also treated for a knife wound to the face.

AP wire services helped contribute to this report.