A Sacramento State student eluded three gunmen from behind the steering wheel around midnight on March 3, according to an alert bulletin issued by University Police.

The male student was driving north on State University Drive East when a silver Chevrolet Monte Carlo with big wheels and rims cut in front of his blue 1995 BMW 740i, passing on the right side in the bicycle lane.

University Police Lt. Dan Davis, who identified the victim as a male undergraduate student living in one of the residence halls, said he reported the incident to the police when he arrived home.

The University Police media log indicates the call came from Desmond Hall at 12:35 a.m.

Across from the new bookstore under construction, the Monte Carlo halted abruptly just before the stop sign and four or five unidentified males jumped out, three of them brandishing and pointing guns at the student.

The victim then reversed his car to Parking Structure II and the group of men fled.

“They got in their car and drove off,” Davis said. Davis said the vehicle went south – toward Highway 50 – on State University Drive East, which is the same direction the victim took.

Davis said the gunmen and their companions are not currently identifiable.

Davis said the victim did not have any information regarding their physical features.

“He wasn’t able to provide information enough to compile a composite drawing,” Davis said.

University Police has not taken any action other than documenting the victim’s report due to insufficient information, Davis said.

Davis said no formal search or survey of the area has been conducted where the incident occurred, or any other part of campus. He incidents of this sort are rare.

“This is all the information we have at this time and it’s not enough unless someone else comes forward,” Davis said. “If anyone has any information, they should contact us.”

The alert bulletin urges students to store the University Police dispatch phone number, 916-278-6851, on their cell phones for similar emergencies.

In addition, students can use blue emergency phones to contact campus police. The phones are located throughout campus, including the parking structures.

For more information about the incident, individuals can download the alert bulletin, which can be found at www.csus.edu/police.

Marilen Bugarin can be reached at [email protected]