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SMUs Statement on April 29 Incident

SMU Police have met with the student who was asked for identification shortly before midnight
April 29 and appreciate her sharing her concerns. The safety and well-being of campus
community members are the highest priority at SMU. After a review of this incident, the
University has determined that the police officers involved followed proper procedures, but
understands the students questions.
The following timeline may be helpful in understanding the details of this incident:
At 11:54 p.m. April 29, a Resident Assistant at Ware Commons called SMU Police to report that
she had asked a man and woman who were not residents of the residence hall to leave after they
could not provide student identification cards or explain their reason for entering the building.
The Resident Assistant recognized the man as a non-resident she previously had asked to leave
the premises in February. Under University policy, visitors to residence halls must be
accompanied by residents at all times. The Resident Assistant told SMU Police the man and
woman were African-American and said the man wore dark clothing and the woman wore red
pants and a dark shirt.
In light of two recent robberies and an attempted robbery on campus, SMU Police have increased
campus patrols at night. An SMU Police officer near Ware Commons responded to the police
dispatcher call for a suspicious persons check generated by the Resident Assistants call. At
11:57 p.m., approximately three minutes after the call from Ware Commons, the SMU officer
saw an African-American man wearing red pants and a woman in dark clothing leaving the
Commons area to cross the street.
As part of standard police protocol, the officer notified dispatch as she approached the
individuals to ask for identification. The officer determined the woman was an SMU student
after asking for and viewing her student identification card. Because of heightened police
security on campus, three other police vehicles also responded to the original call, and two
officers walked from their vehicles to join the responding officer. The responding officer
explained that the two individuals appeared to fit the description provided by the
Resident Assistant but that one was a student and as a result the two were free to leave. Time
logs on campus security video show that the duration of the interaction between the officers,
student and her guest was 67 seconds.
SMU Police officers continued to search the area for the two unknown individuals who had
entered Ware Commons. They were not found, and it was determined that they had left the
campus. SMU community members are reminded to be aware of their surroundings and that if
they See Something, Say Something.

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