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Attack On UC Davis Student Being Investigated As Hate Crime

DAVIS (CBS SF) – Authorities on the UC Davis campus have launched a hate crime investigation after an African-American student reported being assaulted near her on-campus residence early Monday morning.

According to a statement from the school, the student was walking near her residence in the West Village of campus around 3:00 a.m. when she was assaulted. The student called police and three people were arrested.

Few details have been released about the incident, but UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael said it was not a sexual assault. Police said the student did not require medical attention.

According to police, 24-year-old Lonny Doyal Lee of West Sacramento is accused of a committing a hate crime, battery and public intoxication. Justin Sheppard, a 22-year-old from Sacramento, is accused of committing a hate crime, assault and public intoxication.

A third suspect, 22-year-old Jake Lee of West Sacramento, is accused of public intoxication and is not accused of a hate crime. Police said the three suspects are not affiliated with the school.

All three suspects were booked at the Yolo County Jail.

UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi and campus leaders condemned the incident in a statement. "Acts of bigotry and discrimination have no place in a civilized society and they have no place on our campus. … No one should ever be made to feel unsafe or not valued on our campus, and we must all continue to do everything we can as a community to prevent such actions," the statement read.

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