{"id":166773,"date":"2026-02-06T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166773\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:49:07","slug":"stabbing-at-oakland-university-the-oakland-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/166773\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabbing at Oakland University \u2013 The Oakland Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Feb. 4 at 8:15 p.m., the Oakland University Police Department reported a stabbing on campus at the Van Wagoner House.<\/p>\n

Van Wagoner House is located <\/a>on the north end of campus near Bear Lake \u2013 between Hamlin Hall and Hill House.<\/p>\n

Campus was placed on lockdown until 11:16 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The victim was not an OU student and \u201csuffered multiple stab wounds and was transported to McLaren,\u201d according to police.<\/p>\n

Below is the information provided by OUPD in a campus-wide email at 9:08 p.m. about the two suspects.<\/p>\n

Suspect 1 Information:<\/p>\n

Sex: Male
\nAge: Early 20s
\nHeight: 5 Feet 8 Inches \u2013 5 feet 10 inches
\nComplexion: Dark
\nHair Style: Chin-length dreadlocks
\nClothing: Black North Face jacket
\nFootwear: White shoes
\nSuspect Mode of Travel: By Vehicle
\nSuspect Vehicle: Dark colored SUV<\/p>\n

Suspect 2 Information:<\/p>\n

Sex: Male
\nAge: Early 20s
\nComplexion: Dark
\nHair Style: Curly hair
\nClothing: Camo jacket with a black hood
\nFootwear: Black shoes
\nSuspect Mode of Travel: By Vehicle
\nSuspect Vehicle: Dark colored SUV<\/p>\n

Throughout the night, Oakland University communications sent out nine separate text messages through the emergency notification text system.<\/p>\n

\u201cO.U. URGENT: campus lockdown, aggravated assault occurred, suspect on loose, bm dk clothing, no oth desc,\u201d the first message at 8:26 p.m. said.<\/p>\n

\u201cO.U. URGENT: Aggravated assault reported on campus . Lockdown until further notice,\u201d the second text said at 9:01 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cO.U. URGENT: Aggravated assault reported on campus. Lockdown until further notice. Visit oakland.edu<\/a> for more information,\u201d the third text said at 9:22 p.m.<\/p>\n

The same message was then repeated at 9:52 p.m, 10:08 p.m., 10:24 p.m., 10:40 p.m. and 10:55 p.m.<\/p>\n

\"\"Screenshot of OUPD Emergency text messages<\/p>\n

\u201cO.U. URGENT: Lockdown has been lifted except for Van Wagoner. Visit oakland.edu<\/a> for updates,\u201d the last emergency message said at 11:16 p.m.<\/p>\n

Around 11:20 p.m., when the lockdown was lifted, OUPD sent out second a campus-wide email.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police department feels that it is safe to return to normal operations. The campus lockdown is lifted, with the exception of Van Wagoner,\u201d OUPD said.<\/p>\n

In the same message, OUPD shared campus safety tips, including staying alert, reporting unusual activity and using blue light emergency phones on campus.<\/p>\n

The next morning, on Feb. 6 at 8:20 a.m., OUPD sent out a third campus-wide email with the title reading \u201cCampus community advised to remain alert and aware of surroundings at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oakland University Police Department has lifted the lockdown applied to Van Wagoner Hall following Thursday evening\u2019s assault outside the building.,\u201d the message said. \u201cPolice department officials feel that it is safe for resident students to return to normal activities as an investigation into the incident continues. All campus community members should remain alert and aware of their surroundings at all times as a standard safety precaution.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oakland Post continues to monitor the situation. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact OUPD at (248) 370-3331.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Feb. 4 at 8:15 p.m., the Oakland University Police Department reported a stabbing on campus at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":{"0":"post-166773","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-oakland","9":"tag-oakland-headlines","10":"tag-oakland-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}