Iowa State and Ames police are investigating an early Thursday morning incident where an individual made derogatory racial comments and implied he had a knife to another person before running away.

The incident took place at approximately 5:20 a.m. on Thursday morning in the area of Storm Street and Welch Avenue, which is near the Wallace and Wilson residence halls south of ISU’s central campus, according to a release from ISU PD.

The suspect is described as a white male, wearing a dark coat, possibly red in color, dark jeans, some type of stocking cap, and white tennis shoes, according to the release.