UCLA Students Called Slur, Hit With Water Bottle

LOS ANGELES, CA — UCLA police said Saturday that five students seated at a bus bench were the target of an ethnic slur and a thrown water bottle.

The students were seated outside a Chick Fil-A in the 900 block of Westwood Boulevard at about 12:45 a.m. Saturday when a dark-colored SUV with three occupants drove past them, according to a UCLA Police Department statement.

The driver allegedly yelled an ethnic slur and the front-seat passenger threw an open water bottle which struck one of the victims.

No injuries were reported.

UCLA police described the driver as a man in his 20s with blond hair. The front seat passenger was described a man in his 20s wearing a white T-shirt. The back seat passenger was also described as a male.

Anyone with information regarding the alleged attack was asked to call police at 310-825-1491.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

— City News Service