On Dec. 14 at 12:45 p.m., the Goldsboro Police Department responded to an assault at Goldsboro Pediatrics located at 2700 Wayne Memorial Drive.

The victim, Candida Inestroza, reported that she was assaulted in the parking lot as she was leaving. The suspect, Malik Shepard-Williams, is known to her.

After the assault, Mr. Shepard-Williams fled in a vehicle. The investigation is ongoing, and no further information will be released at this time.