UI seeking suspects in assault at MacLean Hall

University of Iowa Police are seeking three suspects who reportedly assaulted a man today in a campus building.

At about 2:45 p.m. today, UI Police dispatch received a call from a male who works in MacLean Hall that three young men approached him while he was in his office and began asking questions.

The caller said the males looked around, asked for his cell phone and then began assaulting him before fleeing. The suspects are described as three young black males, two approximately 5-foot-10 with a thin build, and one approximately 6-foot-1 and weighing about 200 pounds.

Two of the assailants were wearing hats and appeared to be clean-shaven. The assailants may have been wearing hooded sweatshirts with possible color combinations of blue, red, black or white with baggy pants. The victim suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information about this event is urged to contact UI Police at (319) 335-5022.