Armed Suspect Sexual Assaulted Jogger Near Stanford Campus, Remains At Large: Police

STANFORD, CA — Stanford University police are searching for a man with a gun who sexually assaulted a jogger near the campus on Sunday evening, officials said.

The incident was reported to the Stanford Department of Public Safety at around 8:25 p.m. on Sunday, two hours after the assault took place at around 6:15 p.m. in the general vicinity of Mayfield Avenue and Santa Ynez Street, police said.

A woman who was jogging reported that she was grabbed by a man with a gun, pushed into a landscaped area near a house, and sexually assaulted, according to the Stanford Department of Public Safety.

The victim described the suspect as a darker-skinned man with brown eyes, clean-shaven and short hair. He was wearing a light blue hoodie, dark jeans and a thick braided bracelet on his left wrist, police said.

The victim also reported that the man had a semi-automatic handgun tucked into the waistband of his pants, police said.

Since the incident, a spokesperson told KRON4 that security on campus has been increased.

The university encouraged anyone with information about this crime to contact the Stanford University Department of Public Safety at (650) 329-2413.

Updates will be posted on the police department's website.

Stanford University stressed that it does not tolerate sexual assault or misconduct and provided information on support resources available to community members athttps://equity.stanford.edu/support/sexual-violence-support.