TRENTON N.J.
Police on Tuesday were investigating who was behind racial graffiti found scrawled inside a residence hall at Rider University’s campus in Lawrenceville.
School officials discovered the n-word written with a dry-erase marker on nine doors in Gee Hall on Sunday morning, according to Lt. Charles Edgar of the Lawrence Police Department.
Police believe the graffiti was written between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday, but as of Tuesday afternoon, had no specific leads or suspects.
Edgar said at least one black student lived in one of the rooms.
“(We’re) still investigating, interviewing the occupants of the rooms and other residents to see if there’s any link to believe someone was specifically targeted,” Edgar said. “We’re doing the best we can to get any leads with the goal of solving this thing.”
In addition to interviewing potential witnesses and residents of the building, Edgar said police have increased their presence on campus by making more rounds to the school.
