Crime & Safety

Yale Police Chief: BB Gun 'Assaults' Targeted Yale Students

Around noon Sunday, from a dark-colored vehicle, BB shots were fired at "members of the Yale Community," Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell.

At around 12:15 p.m. and at 12:24 p.m., in the vicinity of Crown and High streets and Broadway and Elm Street, "members of the Yale Community were walking in the area when projectiles were fired at them from possibly a dark-colored vehicle:" Yale Police
At around 12:15 p.m. and at 12:24 p.m., in the vicinity of Crown and High streets and Broadway and Elm Street, "members of the Yale Community were walking in the area when projectiles were fired at them from possibly a dark-colored vehicle:" Yale Police (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

NEW HAVEN, CT — Two "BB gun assaults," Sunday afternoon, targeted Yale students, Yale Chief of Police Anthony Campbell said in a message to students.

At around 12:15 p.m. and again just before 12:30 p.m., in the vicinity of Crown and High streets and Broadway and Elm Street, "members of the Yale Community were walking in the area when projectiles were fired at them from possibly a dark-colored vehicle," Campbell said.

Campbell said that "no medical attention was requested," and that New Haven police are investigating.

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"The Yale Police have increased patrols in the area and are working with the New Haven Police to identify those responsible," Campbell said.

He instructed students to "take note of Blue Phones as you traverse campus."

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"If you see the vehicle, avoid confrontation and call the Yale Police Department immediately," he said.

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