According to police the female security guard was locking up the west end of the mall just after 9:30 last night when she noticed a man standing near a car in the parking lot.

Police say she walked toward him to see what he was doing and he came at her with a knife cutting her right hand.

The suspect then ran toward Kemp.

He's described as a black male, 6’3, 210 pounds, approximately 40-years-old with graying hair on the sides of his head.

He was wearing a black shirt and baseball cap, and jeans.

If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at 322-9888.