U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was attacked in an elevator inside her Washington, D.C., apartment building, according to a statement from her office on Thursday.
The incident took place at around 7:15 a.m. on Thursday morning inside the “elevator of her apartment building” in the District, according to Coe’s statement.
Craig then called 911 before the suspect fled the scene.
The congresswoman is “grateful to the Metropolitan DC Police Department for their quick response,” Coe added. She is also requesting privacy at this time.
And House Minority Leader (D-N.Y.) Hakeem Jeffries told reporters that “we are all very grateful that she is safe and recovering but appalled that this terrifying assault took place.”
After that, the suspect followed her to the elevator and “began to randomly do push ups” before he “punched her on the chin area of her face, and later grabbed her neck,” the report said. Craig responded by tossing hot coffee at the suspect, who escaped, the incident report stated.
The suspect’s description was not provided by either Craig’s office or the police department.
The Epoch Times has contacted the Metropolitan Police Department for additional comment.
Craig was elected to a third term during the November 2022 elections. Her congressional district encompasses parts of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.