There are no updates in the investigation of the Feb. 9 assault of three students of color on Ackerman Avenue, according to a Syracuse Police Department official.

“Nothing has changed at this time,” SPD Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said in an email to The Daily Orange on Sunday.

The assault occurred almost two months ago at a party along the 800 block of Ackerman Avenue. Syracuse University students at the party said four white people perpetrated the attack, with one of the assailants shouting a racial slur and another striking one of the victims with what appeared to be a gun. On March 28, it will be 47 days since the assault occurred.

No arrests have been made.

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A spokesman for the SPD did not disclose any updates concerning the investigation in early March following multiple emailed requests for comment from The Daily Orange.

SU’s Student Association and Student African-American Society held a public forum on Feb. 18 in which students criticized both SPD and the Department of Public Safety for what they called a lack of transparency and communication regarding the incident. Several students, including SA President Ghufran Salih, expressed concern over the extent of DPS’ jurisdiction. SA later condemned the university for not publicly referring to the assault as racially-motivated.

DPS released a map Sunday evening outlining its law enforcement jurisdiction, which includes SU’s Main and South campuses, as well as Drumlins Country Club. The parameters of DPS authority extend to all property-owned, controlled or administered by the university, per DPS.

That release came after a Feb. 19 campus-wide email from SU officials which said the university was working to create a map to clarify which police department would respond to students’ noise complaints. Students at the forum said DPS shuts down parties hosted by students of color more often than those hosted by white students.

Published on March 27, 2019 at 11:15 pm

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