INITIAL ALERTEmail
UC Public Safety Notice: An aggravated assault occurred this evening near the University of Cincinnati main campus. A male student was assaulted by an unknown adult male who used racial slurs related to COVID-19 and physically attacked the victim. The student suffered head injuries and was transported for medical treatment. The suspect was detained at the scene by witnesses and taken into custody by Cincinnati Police. There is no continuing threat to the campus community. UC Public Safety reminds the community to report bias incidents and hate crimes to UCPD or call 911.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
UC's standard practice is to issue Public Safety Notices for off-campus assaults that potentially affect the university community
'No continuing threat' was justified because the suspect was in custody at the scene -- but later student groups argued the broader anti-Asian climate was an ongoing threat the alert did not name
The alert text deliberately avoids naming the victim or the suspect's specific words -- a privacy and prosecution-protection norm
Sent on Move-In Week 2021 -- raising concern among incoming Asian American students and families