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San Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1913

The Daily Aztec

Sexual assault reported on 55th Street

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A previous version of this story said the sexual assault occurred at a fraternity house. University police have since told The Daily Aztec their media bulletin had an incorrect location for the assault, and updated the bulletin to reflect this.

San Diego State police are investigating a report of a sexual assault near campus.

The assault was reported to officers by a friend of the victim’s at about 2 a.m. Oct. 8, according to a university police media bulletin. The incident was believed to have occurred about two hours earlier at a party in the 5400 block of 55th Street.

A suspect has been identified but is not in custody, university police Cpl. Mark Peterson said in an email.

The case is under investigation and will be submitted to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office if needed, Peterson said.

SDSU Chief Communications Officer Christine Hutchins declined to comment for this story.

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Will Fritz, Editor in Chief
Will Fritz is the editor in chief of The Daily Aztec for the 2018-19 academic year. A fourth-year journalism major, he's a weekend breaking news reporter for City News Service, an editorial intern at Voice of San Diego and president of SDSU's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Follow him on Twitter at @fritzed_, and contact him directly at (619) 594-4190 or editor@thedailyaztec.com.
Amal Younis, Multimedia Editor
Amal Younis is an SDSU journalism senior and the multimedia editor for The Daily Aztec. She is Egyptian, born and raised, and moved to the United States as an international student to attend SDSU. She started her journalism journey in Fall 2017 and has since written for news, taken photos, produced and created videos. Her passion for broadcast journalism will hopefully translate to any country she moves to after graduation. Follow her twitter @amalhyounis
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