Embattled Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was "assaulted" by an African-American Baltimore woman at a festival Saturday morning. The attacker rushed at the mayor and doused her with a liquid, which thankfully turned out to be only water.

The woman was quickly subdued by security and has been charged with second-degree assault. The incident took place during the Mondawmin Festival, a day-long event which the Baltimore Sun notes is held at the mall "where violence and rioting erupted in the city just two months ago."

The Baltimore Sun reports:

A Baltimore woman was arrested after she dumped what appeared to be water on Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake as she greeted residents Saturday morning at the Mondawmin Festival.

The woman, identified by police as Lacheisa Pailin-Sheffer, ran up to Rawlings-Blake and poured a large cup of liquid over the mayor's head. Aides rushed to the mayor to help her dry off while a member of her executive protection unit grabbed the woman and placed her in handcuffs.

Police said Pailin-Sheffer, 37, was charged with second-degree assault.

Rawlings-Blake told reporters that the incident was "more shocking than anything else," while her spokesman assured the public that she is "fine" and "had a great time" at the event. When asked later about the incident, Rawlings-Blake said, "I didn't know what it was that she threw at me. I hope it was water. It was more shocking than anything else."

"She enjoys opportunities like this to engage with the people of Baltimore," the spokesman said. "This was an odd, random incident. Things like this happen."

Rawlings-Blake has come under fire for her handling of crime in the city since the death of Freddie Gray, with many residents blaming her for the low morale and decreased presence of law enforcement in problem areas in the city. The mayor recently fired the police commissioner apparently in response to the devastating spike in violence in the city.

Video via The Baltimore Sun.