California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) police are investigating a reported sexual assault on campus last week, according to a community alert released Tuesday.
A woman told officers she was sexually assaulted at the QUAD residence hall, located at 200 Barham Drive, in the early hours of Friday.
She reported it to university police on Sunday, officials say.
The suspect, who is not a CSUSM student, is described as a 19-year-old, dark-skinned man with black hair and black eyes. He stands 6-feet tall and weighs 175 pounds, police say.
They believe the suspect lives in the San Marcos area, but he is not in custody.
If you know anything that may help the investigation, call CSUSM police at 760-750-4567 or the SAFE hotline at 760-750-SAFE.
With the campus alert, police released a list of tips to prevent such crime. Click here to read them.
