OFF CAMPUS INCIDENT
This incident did not affect any members of the UH community or directly impact the campus. This information was disseminated to heighten community awareness and to empower the UH community to take proactive measures to enhance personal safety.
SUSPECTS: One suspect was taken into custody by HPD
WEAPONS: Unknown caliber handgun
VEHICLE: None
SYNOPSIS: At approximately 4:58 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2008 the UHDPS heard the City of Houston Police Department (HPD) dispatch an assault in progress with shots fired at MacGregor Park, (5225 Calhoun). It was determined that a minor vehicle accident had escalated into a major disturbance between two groups of people at the park. Upon arriving at the scene UHDPS located a victim who had a blunt trauma wound to her head of an undetermined nature. UHDPS officers turned over the incident to HPD upon their arrival. HPD arrested one suspect for felony possession of a handgun and deadly conduct.
This case is being investigated by the Houston Police Department. If you have any information concerning this incident please call the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division at (713) 308-3600.
For additional crime prevention tips, please visit University of Houston Department of Public Safety Web site at
http://www.uh.edu/police/tips.html
Additional information about this incident can be accessed by going to the University of Houston Department of Public Safety Web site at http://www.uh.edu/police/security_alert/index.html
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to be alert and to be cautious and aware of their surroundings on and away from campus.
As with any emergency situation, if you see suspicious activity, call 9-1-1.
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