Summary:
On Saturday, February 4, 2023, around 11:45 p.m., DPS alerted UTPD about suspicious activity regarding a bullet that went through a driver’s (Non UT-affiliated) sunroof on Brazos just south of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. No injuries were reported. DPS and UTPD officers checked the surrounding areas and were unable to locate any suspects or shell casings.
DPS believes this is an isolated incident and that it was possibly a stray round fired from an unknown location. There is no ongoing threat to the community at this time.
DPS will continue to investigate.
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