Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Assault Incident Involving a Machete

One person treated for non-life-threatening laceration.

Alexandria police are investigating an assault involving a machete that occurred around 8 p.m. Thursday evening near the corner of Mount Vernon and Executive avenues in Arlandria.

The incident involved a disagreement between two people who were known to each other, Alexandria Police Department spokesperson Ashely Hildebrandt said. Police are still attempting to determine what the argument was about.

One of the people involved suffered a non-life-threatening laceration with a machete and was treated for their injuries.

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