University of Houston Hit With Third Armed Robbery on Campus This Year

University of Houston Hit With Third Armed Robbery on Campus This Year

Given that it’s only early February, this news is fairly alarming.

KTRK News reports:

University of Houston students react to another armed robbery on campus, third one this year

With a new year comes a new semester for University of Houston students. They expected new classes and professors, but the unexpected was a security alert on Saturday morning, notifying the Cougar community of another robbery on campus.

The alert, sent on Saturday morning before many students had even opened a textbook, reported an aggravated robbery in the parking lot at Bayou Oaks, which is part of on-campus housing.

According to the university, the suspect pulled out a gun on multiple people, demanded they hand over their purses, and then took off.

That makes three robberies on campus this year.

UH Police report the last robbery happened Jan. 14 at the Student Accessibility Center, when officials say a gunman demanded a woman send him money through CashApp.

Before that, there was another armed robbery on Jan. 7 at the TDECU Credit Union inside the Student Center.

One student said a professor now reminds the class to be cautious when leaving late.

Sophomore Daniel Omoregieo said he avoids being out late.

“I don’t go out late. Like I just stay inside most of the time, just be in my room playing games and stuff like that,” he said.

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