A DukeAlert was sent out Thursday evening notifying students, faculty and staff of a Duke University Police Department sexual assault investigation involving a student.
The alert was sent at approximately 6:35 p.m. detailing a sexual assault that allegedly occurred early Thursday morning after a student left Shooters II.
According to the release, the student left Shooters in a taxi with others at approximately 1:30 a.m. to return to campus. After the taxi had reached campus and the other passengers in the taxi had exited the vehicle, the victim reported that the driver touched her inappropriately at around 1:45 a.m. on Science Drive, one of the primary West Campus streets.
The taxi was described in the release as "possibly a light gold or light green minivan with a sliding side door," and the taxi driver was described as a "male of about 40 years old, standing about 5-foot-10 with a medium build. He had short, dark, curly hair and spoke with a strong foreign accent."
Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said Thursday evening that the information in the release was all that the University could release at that time.
Thursday's DukeAlert was the second in less than a month. On July 24, an alert was sent out about an armed robbery that occurred near the 301 Swift Ave. apartments.
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