At approximately 4:08 a.m. on November 2, police were dispatched to Virginia Hospital Center for the late report of an assault. The preliminary investigation indicates at approximately 11:00 p.m. on November 1, the female victim and male suspect, who are known to each other, became involved in a verbal dispute outside a business during which the suspect struck the victim, causing her to fall to the ground. The suspect subsequently fled the scene. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries and later self-reported to the hospital. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.