Criminal charges pending after gun-related incident near Lied

Danielle Ferguson

Iowa State University reported that a suspect involved in showing a weapon at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center parking lot was identified and turned himself in to authorities late Monday night.

The incident involving a weapon was first reported to begin at 6:52 p.m., Monday evening.

The suspect reportedly followed the victims from Lincoln Way and Grand Avenue to the parking lot near Lied.

Robert Bowers, associate director of public safety, said the suspect reportedly yelled at the victim, asking them if they had a problem and pulled a weapon from his coat or belt line but did not point the weapon.

The suspect was described as a white male, 6 feet 2 inches tall with brown, spiked hair.

Bowers said the victims drove south on Beach Road after the weapon was pulled out and the suspect then drove north. That’s the last they saw each other.

The suspect reportedly left in a black 2001 Mazda 626. Iowa State reported the suspected vehicle’s license plate as Iowa BPJ-907, with a damaged passenger tail light and the words “one stripe” on the car.

ISU Alert issued an alert at around 8:15 p.m. saying the suspect pulled out a handgun from a road rage incident at the parking lot.

Bowers said he would not release the names of those involved.

Iowa State said that criminal charges were pending, but did not release the name of the individual who turned themselves in.