An unknown suspect assaulted a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate on the walkway near the Union Memorial Hospital parking garage at 11:45 p.m. last Friday.
The suspect, a 5-foot-6-inch male in a dark, hooded sweatshirt, approached the victim from behind, but said nothing. As the victim turned around, the assailant "struck him in the face with one of his hands," according to the Hopkins Security report. The report states that the victim "then rendered several blows to the body and head of the assailant, who ceased his own attack and ran."
Neither the victim nor Hopkins Security was aware of the reason for the attack. No property was taken from the victim, who declined medical attention and counseling, despite what Hopkins Security reports as a "minor cut on [his] nose [and] bruised right hand."
The victim made his complaint by telephone, and declined to report the incident to the Baltimore City Police Department (BCPD).
Because the area was dark at the time of the incident, the victim was unable to give a complete description of the suspect. Officer Dennis Rosemary of Hopkins Security believes the victim may have been "a bit disturbed," and that such random acts of violence are generally rare.
Although Hopkins Security generally advises students to comply with assailants rather than risk physical harm, Rosemary called this incident "a different situation," and declined to give his opinion of the student's resistant actions.
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