On 9/2/2020, two related incidents, both classified as hate crime and aggravated assault, occurred in the campus area.
At approximately 11 p.m., officers responded to W. Avenue and C Road on the report of a fight in progress. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim, an xxx student. The victim reported that he was walking along High Street on the west sidewalk when an unknown Black male standing across the street yelled a racial slur. The two exchanged words and the suspect that initiated the altercation ran toward the victim punching him in the face. The victim left the area before seeking help for his injuries.
Two additional xxx students approached police officers who responded to the scene to report a similar incident from around the same time. The male and female students said they were approached by a Black female in the off-campus area near C Avenue. The suspect pulled up next to the victims in a new model Honda sedan and yelled the same slur. The students walked away but were either followed or later encountered the same vehicle near the O at 12th Avenue. The female driver got out of the car and attacked the female student while a male, believed to be the suspect in the above incident, appeared and struck the male student. The two students were able to flee into the x xand call for help. No injuries were reported.