PD: Woman Attacked by Knife-Wielding Man in D.C.

D.C. police are on the lookout for a knife-wielding man wanted for attacking a woman in Northwest Saturday evening. 

Police say a woman was walking in the area of Oliver Street and Western Avenue NW around 11:30 p.m. when a man carrying a knife approached her, and tried to take her clothes off. The woman was able to flee from the scene and call police.

He's described as a black man in his 30s, who was wearing a dark hat, one black shoe and one white shoe, dark gloves, a white long-sleeved button down shirt and dark pants at the time of the incident.

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