MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted for a sexual assault that occurred on Dec. 18 near 23rd and Wisconsin. 

Police say the assault took place around 9 p.m. 

The suspect is described as an African American male in his 20’s, 5’10”, 185-200 pounds, a light-medium complexion and black hair in braids with blonde tips. He was last seen wearing a puffy jacket that had greenish gray material from the chest to the waist, black cloth shoulders and sleeves with a black hood, and black jeans.

The suspect was last seen running northbound on North 24th Street toward West Wells Street.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee police at (414) 935-7401 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-Tips or P3 Tips.