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UCLA Staffer Attacked In School Parking Structure
Police are warning students and university employees to take precautions with the attacker still at large.
LOS ANGELES, CA — A UCLA employee was attacked from behind in a campus parking structure, and police on Wednesday were looking for the attacker.
The unsettling assault happened in the early morning of Nov. 27 in parking structure 18, located on Le Conte Avenue near Hilgard Avenue, according to the UCLA Police Department. The employee was waking in the parking structure at about 2:20 a.m. when they were struck in the back of the head, sustaining head and body injuries.
The age, gender and name of the victim were not disclosed.
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The suspect was described as a male of about 6 feet who wore a black hoodie and blue jeans.
Campus police warned students and staff to "always be alert and aware of your surroundings" and "avoid poorly-lit or deserted areas when walking at night."
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City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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