DAYTON — Campus authorities are looking for the person who shot an airsoft gun at four college students on Brown Street Monday afternoon.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, the incident happened near the University of Dayton on Brown Street around 4:20 p.m.
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Four students were walking on the sidewalk when someone driving a red sedan north on Brown Street fired projectiles at them.
“I walk across Brown Street all the time, so something like that happened to me, I’d be going crazy,” Niklia Charia, a junior at the University of Dayton, said.
The driver turned around to go south on Brown Street and fired projectiles at the students again.
Haley Stewart, a senior at the University of Dayton and a News Center 7 employee, said she was shocked to find out about the incident.
“You don’t know what those projectiles could be at all. I mean, it sounds like it was airsoft bullets, but it’s just terrifying to think that could happen so close,” she said.
Stewart said she was worried for her friend’s safety because they live close to Brown Street.
“And I was like, literally thinking about texting my friend who lives close to that area on Lowe’s by the deli. I was like, ‘Girl are you okay?’”
News Center 7 reached out to the university’s Department of Public Safety for any updates about what happened.
The department released a statement, which said in part, “UD Public Safety sent the Flyer Aware message to make students, faculty and staff aware of the incident, which is being investigated by UD police.”
Despite what happened, Stewart said she feels safe on campus becuase of campus police patrolling the area, the safety notifications, and emergency buttons throughout campus.
“I would say there are definitely a few incidents that pop up on campus. It tends to be very clearly stated in Flyer Aware thing, which I think is very useful for students. We have a blue light available; the blue light is helpful,” Stewart said.
Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Department of Public Safety dispatch at (937) 229-2121.
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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