FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The shelter-in-place was lifted by campus police around 9:20 p.m. for residents in a campus dorm after an aggravated assault with a knife, said the Colorado State University Police Department Wednesday night.
Police said the knife assault happened near Laurel Hall, a student residence hall located on the Oval at CSU. They described the suspect as a "male in his 30s in a black shirt with a black backpack and is on foot and may still be on campus."
CSUPD and Fort Collins Police Department conducted a "thorough search of the area and the suspect is believed to have fled campus."
Campus police asked people to avoid the area and remain inside their residences while they investigated. They said the assault is being investigated separately from a death investigation in Alpine Hall from earlier in the day.
If anyone has information about the assault near Laurel Hall just before 8 p.m. or about the suspect, please call CSUPD's non-emergency number at 970-491-6425.
CSU offers safety resources on campus including:
- SafeWalk offers safe escorts on CSU’s main and Foothills campuses and to nearby locations after dark until dawn. Call 970-491-1155.
- Blue light emergency call boxes are located across campus and connect directly to an emergency line.
- Call or text 911: Individuals may call or text 911 for immediate CSUPD response. CSUPD non-emergency line can be reached at 970-491-6425.
- RamRide is a student-run program that offers safe, nonjudgmental and free rides home anywhere within the city limits on Thursdays from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Friday and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Call 970-491-3333 or download the app.
- SAFE Center is the Survivor Advocacy and Feminist Education Center provides confidential victim advocacy and interpersonal violence counseling.
CSU Police said updates will be posted when made available at www.safety.colostate.edu.
