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IU student injured during armed robbery on campus

The crime log shows there have been eight rapes reported to IUPD since January, mostly in dorms.
The crime log shows there have been eight rapes reported to IUPD since January, mostly in dorms.

Indiana University police responded to an armed robbery at McNutt Quad around 3 a.m. Sunday.

According to an IUPD release, the student victim said they attended an off-campus party with a group they met online earlier that night.

The suspect offered to drive the student back to campus. The suspect was described as a mixed-race male around 20 years old with tattoos and a buzz cut. 

The man drove the student to the 13th Street parking lot, where he battered the student with a handgun. The man stole the student’s phone, wallet, backpack, watch and shoes from the student. The suspect drove away in a sedan. 

IUPD is still investigating the situation. The student was taken to Monroe Hospital for minor injuries.

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Katy Szpak is a Digital News Journalist for Indiana Public Media. She was raised in Crown Point, Indiana, and graduated from IU Bloomington with a degree in Journalism. She has previously worked at The Media School at IU.