Police are on the lookout for the person who has been shooting at students and a residence hall with a pellet gun.
While walking in a parking lot on Feb. 26 by La Paz Residence Hall, a female student was shot in the thigh by what police believe to be a pellet gun.
Police are now looking for the suspect and asking for anyone who knows anything about the incident to come forward.
"We are very interested in locating the suspect," said Sgt. Eugene Mejia, UAPD spokesman.
The pellet gun penetrated the student's skin, and she suffered a minor injury. Mejia said a pellet gun can be very dangerous.
"It could be lethal if it hit someone in a vital area, such as an eye," he said.
Mejia said police believe the suspect is a resident of La Paz and was shooting from one of the windows.
Within a day of the shooting, police received reports that several residence hall windows had been shot at. Mejia said police believe the incidents are connected.
Courtney Brazil, a pre-business freshman and a La Paz resident, said one of the reports was from her friend, whose window now has several holes in it.
"When he first told me, I thought it was a joke, but then I saw the bullet holes in his window," she said.
Brazil said the pellet gun incident doesn't really worry her.
But Dania Molla, a chemistry sophomore and a
resident of La Paz, said the incident worries her.
"If they have a pellet gun, just think of the other weapons they might have," she said. "It's not like anyone checks."
The student who was shot waited a week before reporting the incident to police. Mejia said the delay makes it more difficult for police to retrace events and find witnesses.
"We are relying mostly on an eyewitness to come forward and say they saw someone with a pellet gun," he said.
Fliers have been posted in and around La Paz urging students to call if they have any information on the incident.
A pellet gun is considered a prohibited weapon on the UA campus.
If the suspect is caught, he or she will face criminal charges, as well as action from UA officials for having a weapon on campus.
Anyone with information should call UAPD at 621-8273.