Aggravated Assault

SUSPECT: Potentail description: dark skinned, hispanic male, approximately 5'5", with spikey hair, that was wearing a Battalion shirt. Due to numerous individuals involved in a fight, it is not known how accurate this suspect description is.

WEAPONS: Unknown type of knife.

SYNOPSIS: On May 3, 2008 at approximately 9:42 pm a Dynamo fan support group and the Chivas fan support group became involved in a physical fight outside the stadium after the soccer match. Numerous fans were involved in the fight. Sometime during the fight one of the fans was stabbed in the back. This fan did not know he had been stabbed and was made aware of it by other fans. He was transported to the hospital. Though several fans were arrested for fighting the investigation did not locate the suspect. This incident resulted from the soccer match and was not associted with any UH event.

Updates on the investigation of this incident will be posted on 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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