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Two students robbed at gunpoint by three masked suspects near campus housing
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedConfirmed Threat
At approximately 12:40 a.m. EDT on October 3, 2024, two UB students were robbed at gunpoint near the Creekside Village Apartments on the North Campus by three men wearing ski masks. UB Police pushed a UB Alert / timely warning describing the suspects, one student was punched in the head and had his cell phone and wallet taken, and the second had a jacket stolen. UB Police later concluded the robbery was a targeted incident and increased patrols through the weekend.
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- Killed
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- Injured
- 1
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Verified verbatimUB Chief of Police Kim Beaty quote in UB Police update, posted to UB Alert campus bulletin archive on October 3, 2024 at 7:32 PM EDT242 chars
I want to assure the UB community that our campuses are safe — new evidence has led us to the conclusion that Thursday morning's armed robbery was clearly a targeted incident and there is no residual danger to our students, faculty and staff.
Verbatim quote from UB Chief of Police Kim Beaty in the official UB Police update on October 3, 2024
The phrase 'no residual danger' is a deliberate de-escalation choice, it asserts an investigative conclusion (targeted incident) rather than the more common 'continuing threat' / 'no continuing threat' formulation used by most campus alerts
Increased patrols continued through the weekend near Creekside Village and the Ellicott Complex
Context
Background
Creekside Village Apartments is part of the on-campus housing complex on the University at Buffalo's North Campus in Amherst, NY. At 12:40 AM EDT on October 3, 2024, three men in ski masks robbed two UB students at gunpoint, punching one in the head and stealing a cell phone, wallet, and a jacket. UB Police pushed a UB Alert timely warning describing the suspects (each in different sweatsuits and shoes) and asking for tips. Initial reporting noted the weapons were possibly plastic or fake, and follow-up communications from UB Chief of Police Kim Beaty characterized the incident as targeted rather than random. The case is a textbook UB Alert sequence: a Clery timely warning issued promptly, followed by a community-reassurance email once investigators determined there was no continuing threat.
Outcome
UB Police investigated as a targeted robbery rather than a random act of violence. UB Chief of Police Kim Beaty publicly assured the community there was no residual danger. Patrols increased through the weekend.
Provenance
Sources
- Student Paper
- News
- News
- OfficialUB Police provide update on armed robbery investigation (UB Alert)emergency.buffalo.eduarchived copy
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "University at Buffalo: Two students robbed at gunpoint by three masked suspects near campus housing." Incident of October 3, 2024. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-at-buffalo-creekside-armed-robbery-2024-10-03/
Alert text quoted on this page remains the work of the issuing institution; the archive is a secondary source.
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robberyarmed-robberyski-maskscreekside-villagenorth-campusamherstbuffalonew-yorkpublic-r1timely-warningtargeted
Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion