LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — University police and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are said to be working in "lockstep" to find the suspect in a reported sexual assault on the UNLV campus.
According to the University Police Department, the assault was reported "in the early morning hours" of Tuesday, April 14, on the north end of the UNLV Maryland campus.
"The suspect is unknown to the victim and is described as a Black male adult, approximately 5'10" tall with a medium build," police stated in a news release.
Police say the suspect left in an unknown direction after the assault and, as of Tuesday afternoon, has not been found.
WATCH | Shellye Leggett shares the reaction from UNLV students on Tuesday:
"If anything happens, I'm up to date and I'm not like accidentally running into a situation and then I get scared. I'm like, oh, why are there cops on campus, you know, I know what's happening," said second year UNLV student, Gisselle Delgado.
"Everybody has it in the back of their head that something could always happen, but, um, yeah, for as long as that I've been here being on campus, I never feel like, you know, there's much room for threat," said third year UNLV student, Alvaro Aguilar.
University police are asking community members to contact them with information that could help identify and arrest the suspect. If you have information to share, you're advised to call 911 or the University Police Department at 702-895-3668.
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