Greeley police investigating an off-campus student assault

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by: Keely Sugden

Posted: Aug 25, 2020 / 03:20 PM MDT

Updated: Aug 26, 2020 / 07:20 PM MDT

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UPDATE: On Wednesday, UNC said it “was premature in definitively labeling the incident a hate crime.”

(1/2) Update: Yesterday afternoon, UNC President Andy Feinstein, Chief of Staff Dan Maxey & UNC Police Department Chief Dennis Pumphrey met with Greeley Police Dept. leadership to discuss the incident that occurred off campus in early hours of Saturday, Aug. 22.
— Univ. of Northern Colorado (@UNC_Colorado) August 26, 2020

ORIGINAL STORY:

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) – Greeley police are investigating an assault involving a student at the University of Northern Colorado.

According to police, the reported victim said he was assaulted at a party in the 1700 block of 8th Avenue early Saturday morning.

The university sent a letter to its community saying this was a hate crime, but according to police the initial investigation does not support that as fact.

The victim did not have serious injuries, but police said he did visit a local hospital.

A motive for the assault is unknown, as is the relationship between the victim and the suspects. Please contact Detective Robert Cash at 970-350-9601 or the Greeley Police Department front desk at 970-350-9605 with any information.