Machete, Gun Assault in Rutgers Parking Lot

Rutgers - An aggravated assault involving a machete Friday afternoon in a Rutgers University parking lot is currently being investigated by the Rutgers police department.

The incident occurred at 4:50 p.m. Friday, in a campus parking lot in Piscataway. It occurred in Lot 103 at 61 Road 3, police said. Eyewitnesses told police a fight broke out, and one individual was armed with a machete and the second was armed with a handgun.

The individual with the handgun reportedly fired at a parked vehicle inside the lot before fleeing in a black SUV towards Road 1 and away from campus.

The Rutgers University Police Department is actively investigating this incident and asks that anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, contact the Rutgers Police Department Detective Bureau at 848-932-8025.