Overview
- Towson University police say a man in a dark-colored sedan followed a student onto Parking Lot 11 around 8:55–9 a.m. Thursday and assaulted the victim before fleeing.
- The suspect exited his vehicle, attacked the student and slashed or damaged the student’s tire, then drove off; he has not been identified.
- The student sustained injuries but declined medical treatment at the scene, according to campus police.
- Investigators are seeking information and advise using blue-light phones and safety escorts, with tips requested at 410-704-4444 and escorts available at 410-704-SAFE.
- Police say the confrontation began as an off-campus road rage incident, and local coverage notes recent increases in reported campus crime across Maryland and a separate arrest near Johns Hopkins earlier this week.