19-year-old assaulted near University of Michigan after telling group of males he is Jewish, suspects at large: police

ANN ARBOR (WWJ) A group of males— accused of assaulting a man in Ann Arbor after learning he’s Jewish— remain at large, police said.

Police said the assault happened on Sunday, around 12:45 a.m., on Hill Street at S. Forest— less than a mile away from the University of Michigan campus. The 19-year-old victim said the suspects were walking behind him and asked him if he was Jewish. When he told them yes, the suspects assaulted him and ran away from the scene.

The victim reported the incident to Ann Arbor Police around 12:20 p.m. the same day.

Investigators did not make it clear if the victim is a student at the university.

“I have communicated with the University of Michigan police staff, and our goal is to discuss safety over the next few weeks,” Ann Arbor Police Chief Andre Anderson said in a statement on X. “ There is absolutely no place for hate or ethnic intimidation in the City of Ann Arbor…”

Police said it is “early in the investigation”—and they are working to gather more information on the suspects and the incident. They added they would release that information to the public when it becomes available.

The victim suffered minor injuries and did not require hospitalization, according to police.

“Our Department stands against antisemitism and all acts of bias motivated crimes,” Anderson said in the statement. “We are committed to vigorously investigating this and other hate-motivated incidents and will work with the County Prosecutor’s office to aggressively prosecute those who are responsible.”

Anyone with information on the incident or related incidents should call the AAPD tip line at (734) 794-6939 or email tips@a2gov.org.