{"id":714889,"date":"2026-06-04T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714889\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:48:13","slug":"man-shot-with-crossbow-on-university-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/714889\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot with crossbow on university campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a member of staff at the University of Surrey was shot with a crossbow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surrey Police said officers were called to reports of a man in his 50s being shot with the weapon at Manor Park Student Village, Guildford, at around 10:00 BST on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former student at the university has been arrested and is in custody, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The University of Surrey said a member of its campus safety team had been &#8220;seriously injured&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Map of Guildford highlighting Manor Park Student Village west of the University of Surrey, with markers for both locations and a small inset map showing the area within the UK.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"740\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cee52448213ef9720536dbaebc43c02f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[BBC]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Surrey Police said the victim was taken to hospital and that a &#8220;significant emergency services presence&#8221; remained at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ch Supt Jon Groenen said the suspect was detained at the scene shortly after the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;An investigation is now under way to establish the circumstances of the assault,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I appreciate that this incident will cause concern amongst our local communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are working closely with the university as our investigation progresses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Two cars are parked up outside a building. It is sunny and there is a big tree. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"812\" height=\"456\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/faf77d3f58383b75a12f0f6aee6e5f69.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Surrey Police have urged anyone who could help their inquiries to come forward [BBC]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The University of Surrey said it was giving police its &#8220;full support&#8221; and that the campus was open and operational.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim&#8217;s next of kin had been informed and were being supported by officers, said Surrey Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The force urged witnesses or anyone with information that could help their investigation to come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Surrey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSurrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCSurrey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:X;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinsurrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Surrey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_surrey?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:on Sounds;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;on Sounds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">on Sounds<\/a>. 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