{
  "id": "2020-11-19-unlv-aggravated-assault-maryland-parkway",
  "slug": "unlv-aggravated-assault-maryland-parkway-2020-11-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Nevada, Las Vegas",
    "shortName": "UNLV",
    "state": "NV",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "RebelSAFE Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-11-19",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "A Man in a White Nissan Sentra Points a Handgun at Three Students Near a Campus-Adjacent Bank",
    "summary": "At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 19, 2020, [three female UNLV students walking near a Bank of America southeast of campus along Maryland Parkway](https://www.unlv.edu/announcement/timely-warning-notification-aggravated-assault) were approached by a man in a white Nissan Sentra who tried to get their phone numbers, then displayed and pointed a handgun at them before driving away. UNLV Police Services issued a Clery Act Timely Warning Notification describing the suspect and asking anyone with information to come forward; no arrest was confirmed in the sources reviewed for this case."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Issued as a Timely Warning Notification in the days following the November 19, 2020 incident; the exact publication date and time are not stated on the archived notice",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "In compliance with the Timely Warning provisions of the Clery Act, the following is being reported: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, three female students were walking in the area of the Bank of America southeast of the UNLV campus along Maryland Parkway. The students reported that a man approached them in a white Nissan Sentra and attempted to obtain their phone numbers. During this encounter, it was reported that the man displayed and pointed a handgun toward the students. The individual was described as a Black male wearing a blue Detroit hat and a black jacket and was driving a white Nissan Sentra with unknown plates. The man left the area by vehicle on Maryland Parkway. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact University Police Services at (702) 895-3668.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.unlv.edu/announcement/timely-warning-notification-aggravated-assault",
      "sourceDescription": "UNLV Timely Warning Notification, official UNLV.edu announcement page",
      "annotations": [
        "Posted as a standing web announcement rather than an SMS or email blast, consistent with how UNLV's Timely Warning Notifications are typically archived on unlv.edu/announcement",
        "The location, Maryland Parkway near a Bank of America southeast of campus, places the incident just off UNLV's Maryland Campus rather than inside a campus building, illustrating how Clery timely warnings extend to the immediately surrounding area",
        "The suspect description (a Black male in a blue Detroit hat and black jacket, driving a white Nissan Sentra with an unreadable plate) is specific enough to aid identification but the vehicle detail dominates the description, typical of a drive-up confrontation"
      ],
      "characterCount": 818
    }
  ],
  "context": "UNLV's Maryland Campus sits along South Maryland Parkway, one of Las Vegas's busiest commercial corridors, with retail and bank branches immediately adjacent to university property. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2020, [three female UNLV students walking near a Bank of America southeast of campus](https://www.unlv.edu/announcement/timely-warning-notification-aggravated-assault) were approached by a man driving a white Nissan Sentra, who attempted to get their phone numbers before displaying and pointing a handgun at them. The man then drove off along Maryland Parkway. [UNLV Police Services](https://www.unlv.edu/police/unlv) classified the incident as an aggravated assault and issued a Clery Act Timely Warning Notification describing the suspect, a Black male wearing a blue Detroit hat and black jacket, and asking the campus community to report any information. Sources reviewed for this case do not indicate that a suspect was ever identified or arrested. The incident is a reminder that Clery timely warnings extend beyond the physical footprint of a campus to adjacent commercial areas where students routinely walk between classes, housing, and off-campus errands.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The confrontation occurred off campus but close enough to a commercial corridor students routinely use that UNLV classified it as warranting a Clery timely warning",
    "The notice frames the incident explicitly around the vehicle used in the approach, a white Nissan Sentra, more than around distinguishing features of the suspect himself",
    "No arrest or resolution could be confirmed in the sources reviewed, leaving the notice as the primary public record of the incident",
    "The notification was published as a standing web page rather than distributed as an SMS or app push alert, a channel choice that shapes how quickly and widely such warnings reach students"
  ],
  "responseTimeMinutes": null,
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Timely Warning Notification, Aggravated Assault (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)",
      "url": "https://www.unlv.edu/announcement/timely-warning-notification-aggravated-assault",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "University Police Department | UNLV",
      "url": "https://www.unlv.edu/police/unlv",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crime Log | University Police Department | UNLV",
      "url": "https://www.unlv.edu/police/crime-log",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "aggravated-assault",
    "nevada",
    "unlv",
    "timely-warning",
    "off-campus",
    "maryland-parkway",
    "clery-act",
    "unidentified-suspect"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}