Shots were fired yesterday afternoon at a building of the Yeshiva University, shattering a large window, according to reports today. No one was hurt in the incident.
According to Sam Hartstein, a spokesman for the University, six shots were fired at about 3:00 p.m. local time from a passing station wagon driven by a group of either two or four Hispanics.
Students, who were being let out of the building following examinations, could have been killed if the intention of the shooting was to inflict casualties, Hartstein said. But he said this does not appear to have been the motive as the glass was some 12 feet about the building’s entrance.
Police are reported, and this was confirmed by Hartstein to suspect that the incident may be linked to the University’s dismissal three weeks ago of a Hispanic maintenance employe who was caught stealing refrigerators from the University.
Hartstein said that while the University regrets the incident, they “see no reason to believe there were any other motives beyond the suspected police theory.” He said this was the “most likely theory.”
The incident is being investigated by the police anti-bias unit which is responsible for investigating incidents with possible religious or anti-Semitic overtones. Several suspects were reportedly questioned and released by police following the incident.
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