In a recent interview with WRC-TV, a student from Howard University recounted a horrifying incident where a security guard allegedly ignored a victim of a violent brawl on campus.
The student, who wished to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, stated that the guard "just walked away" from the victim who was attacked by a group of "D.C. locals."
The student, along with another peer, narrated the brutal incident to WRC-TV. They reported being assaulted by a large group of locals outside two of the university's residence halls. "It was like maybe 5, 10, 20, one of the students said. And one lunges at me, so I square up. They just started kicking us, punching us. We were getting jumped.
The situation escalated to a point where one of the students felt his life was in danger. I was prepared to die. When I was on the ground getting stomped out, I just stopped feeling the pain at one point, he told WRC-TV. While the two students managed to escape, one of their friends was not as fortunate and was stabbed during the attack.
He got stabbed in the back, and he got just beat on by like 30 people," one of the students reported. "It was him by himself." The student further alleged that the security personnel on duty did nothing to help the victim. "Security looked at him on the ground, watched his body go limp, and just walked away. Didnt call anybody; didnt do anything.
The fate of the brawl victim seen in the video remains unclear as the station did not provide any updates. However, the campus police chief confirmed the arrest of at least one juvenile suspect armed with a handgun. The chief also announced internal and external investigations into the incident. WRC-TV reported that a university police lieutenant has been suspended and a third-party security contractor has been removed from campus.
The incident, initially reported to have occurred early Monday morning, was later clarified by a Howard spokesperson to have taken place early Sunday morning.
In a subsequent town hall meeting, Tashni-Ann Dubroy, Howard's executive Vice President and chief operating officer, revealed that the school had been "tracking these juveniles, not only on our campus, but also throughout the District as well, over the summertime. Theyre part of a fight club. They go to restaurants to instigate fights," as reported by WTOP-FM.
Howard University, established in 1867, is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the nation's many historically black colleges and universities.
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