UM Student Chased by Masked Man with Knife or Sword
UM police report that Monday at about 9:00 p.m. a UM student reported that while walking south from the Adams Center near McGill Hall, he heard the sound of running coming from his left.
As he turned, he observed a man between 5’11” and 6 feet tall dressed in a black hoodie, gray sweat pants and wearing a black ski mask running towards him.
The subject had raised and appeared to have a weapon which the student described as a sword or a knife.
The subject was about 30 feet away from him when he turned and ran. He did not know if the subject followed him.
The student was not harmed, but was fearful that he would be.
The incident was reported to UM police at 11:00 p.m. The case is current under investigation.
A timely warning was sent out to the UM campus regarding the incident.