Student Stabbed on University of Idaho Campus

By Joan Opyr, 11-06-06

The Moscow-Pullman Daily News and The Daily Evergreen have reported that a University of Idaho student was stabbed by an alleged robber in the ground-floor restroom of the Engineering and Physics Building. According to the Evergreen, "The victim told police he entered the restroom and saw three other males. As he moved into a stall, two of the males left the restroom. The remaining male then kicked in the victim's stall door and demanded identification and money from the victim." The victim pulled out a cell phone instead, at which point his assailant pulled out a black pistol, pointed it at the victim, and then attacked him with a knife held in his other hand. The victim, who was treated at Moscow's Gritman Hospital, suffered superficial wounds on his ear and back.

Police are looking for a suspect approximately five-feet ten inches tall and between 160 and 170 pounds in weight. At the time of the assault, the suspect was wearing a black hooded Idaho sweatshirt with white lettering. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Moscow Police Department at (208) 882-2677. [End of article]