Black student beaten, kicked and called N-word, according to UA police report [View all]
Two white UA students punched and kicked a black student who they did not know and repeatedly called him the N-word, according to a campus police report obtained by the Arizona Daily Star late Friday.
The two white students, identified by police as Matthew Frazier and Matthew Rawlings, were arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault Friday morning, three days after the incident near the Arbol de la Vida dormitory. A hate crimes reporting guidelines worksheet was also completed by University of Arizona Police.
The two students were booked into the Pima County jail. UA police said the case would be forwarded to the Pima County Attorneys Office to review for formal charges. Both students are listed as undergraduates in the business college.
The disclosure of the report came a few hours after more than 300 protesters flooded the UA campus demanding its release, as well as the expulsion of the two students, in an effort to hold the students, university and campus police accountable for a perceived lack of safety for black students on campus.
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