Police Investigate Assault on Store Employee in Oakland

Just after 9:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Police from Zone 4 were dispatched to the 300 block of N. Craig Street for a reported aggravated assault.

Arriving units located an adult female outside who had been slashed in the face with an unknown weapon following an encounter inside the store where she works.

A male was reportedly unplugging items in the store to charge his phone when the female confronted him and led him outside where he assaulted her. The victim also received a significant bruise to her head. Medics transported her to the hospital in stable condition.

The actor fled the area on foot and police are investigating.

Detectives from the Mobile Crime Unit processed the scene.