RUPD investigates assault in Zeta Tau Alpha parking lot
The Rutgers University Police Department on College Avenue Campus. (Photo: Andrew Hawthorne)
RUPD is investigating an aggravated assault that was reported to have occurred on Sunday around 2:07 a.m. in the parking lot of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house located at 26 Union Street.
Witnesses reported that the victim, who was affiliated with Rutgers, was involved in a verbal altercation with a group of individuals within the parking lot of the residence.
During the altercation, the victim was physically struck by an individual from the group, resulting in the victim sustaining non-life threatening injuries.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Following the incident, the group of individuals fled the area in an unknown direction.
RUPD asks that anyone with information regarding this incident, or was in the area at the time of it, to reach out to their detective bureau.
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