Authorities say the man's daughter called police, saying her father was emotionally disturbed.
When the sergeant and three officers responded, they were confronted by the father, who was reportedly holding a machete.
Police say the man approached them, and the officers sprayed pepper spray at him.
The father apparently continued to approach, and the sergeant fired 13 times at the man, hitting him four times in the legs.
The man was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was in stable condition.
