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Crime Bulletin - Aggravated Assault On Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, at approximately 1:35 p.m., an unknown male suspect approached the victim, a current FSU student, as the victim exited their vehicle in the main parking lot of the Civic Center. The suspect asked the victim to hold a grocery bag he was carrying and when the victim declined, the suspect pulled a gun from behind the bag and pointed it at the victim. The victim immediately fled the area and called 911 while the suspect departed on foot south toward the intersection of S. Macomb and St. Augustine streets. The victim was unharmed during the incident. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5'5”, wearing a white ball cap, tattoos around his left eye, baggy clothing, clean shaven, possibly an eyebrow piercing, and carrying a beige color Publix or Walmart bag. The gun is described as small (5-6 inches), silver with black trim, and described by the victim as a “pocket gun.” 2018
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Crime Bulletin - Aggravated Assault On Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, at approximately 1:35 p.m., an unknown male suspect approached the victim, a current FSU student, as the victim exited their vehicle in the main parking lot of the Civic Center. The suspect asked the victim to hold a grocery bag he was carrying and when the victim declined, the suspect pulled a gun from behind the bag and pointed it at the victim. The victim immediately fled the area and called 911 while the suspect departed on foot south toward the intersection of S. Macomb and St. Augustine streets. The victim was unharmed during the incident. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5'5”, wearing a white ball cap, tattoos around his left eye, baggy clothing, clean shaven, possibly an eyebrow piercing, and carrying a beige color Publix or Walmart bag. The gun is described as small (5-6 inches), silver with black trim, and described by the victim as a “pocket gun.” 2018

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Campus Alert Archive. "Florida State University: Aggravated assault in Civic Center parking lot." Incident of November 25, 2019. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/florida-state-university-aggravated-assault-in-civic-center-parking-lo-2019-11-25/

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Added July 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion