The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that took place at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday night.

According to police, a 22-year-old woman was walking home from the King Street Metro Station when a man with a box-cutter grabbed her and forced her into an alley where he sexually assaulted her.

Police said the suspect, still at large, is a black male with facial acne.

The box cutter did not injure the victim during the sexual assault, a police spokesman said.

The women was not injured by the box cutter.
 
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Criminal Investigations Section of the Alexandria Police Department at 703-838-4711 or the Crime Solvers tip line at 703-838-4858. Witnesses can remain anonymous.