5-year-old dead, 2 adults injured in University of North Carolina housing violence
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina Aug 21 2017 — UNC Police are investigating after a domestic-violence incident left a 5-year-old child dead and two adults with injuries at UNC’S Baity Hill family housing community.
The incident happened in a single-family residence Sunday about 12:10 a.m.
Police said a knife was used in the attack.
The two other people injured were the parents of the child, UNC Police said. Police said the incident was a domestic dispute.
The child’s father was described as a UNC graduate student.
Police did not immediately release details of the attack, telling ABC11 only that “a suspect is currently receiving medical treatment.”
There is no ongoing threat to the university, the school said.
A neighbor told ABC11 the incident happened on the first level of the apartment building.
Jessica Dyer said she is disturbed that a child died just steps from her home.
I’m a little bit on my toes,” she said. “We have two kids, and I always felt safe here so to know something happened next door in a really safe environment is pretty scary.”
She said she and her children were awakened by flashing lights and sirens.
“I heard it at about midnight,” Dyer said. “Fire trucks pulled up, and I just assumed it was a fire alarm.”
The investigation is ongoing. No names have been released.
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