Police looking for armed man who sexually assaulted woman in Uptown parking garage

After first “exchanging pleasantries,” the suspect threatened the woman with a weapon, forced her back into the car and then sexually assaulted her.

Police said the man took some of the woman’s belongings before disappearing on foot.

The suspect was described as a black man, around 30-years-old, and standing 5-foot-9 with a medium build.

Police said he was wearing a gray do-rag, a dark T-shirt and a light colored jacket with gray sweatpants. He was described as unshaven and wearing older tennis shoes.

Deputy Chief Thomas Castro said that the department didn’t know if the man was homeless or lived near the area.

Castro also added that additional patrols will be in Uptown due to the attack this weekend.

He said before ending a press conference that a more thorough follow-up interview with the victim will be done in the coming days.

Detectives said that the attack happened in the lower level of the garage and that they hadn’t located any surveillance footage of the suspect just yet.

Castro asked businesses and nearby homeowners for help with that.

“Please look at your surveillance footage, and see if this suspect was captured on your camera system,” Castro said. “If so, we need to hear from you.”

Residents at the AMLI Quadrangle received a notice about the attack late Friday.

Allison Stoker, a grad student, lives there and said every line of the email filled her with fear.

“I’m still shaking,” Stoker said. “I’m supposed to be here another six months and right now I don’t feel safe and I don’t feel happy.”

Stoker said the details of the case hit her like a ton of bricks, adding that she got home from grad school and was in her garage just a few hours before the attack.