Oakland University stabbing: Police arrest 18-year-old suspect

FOX 2 - Oakland University One week after a stabbing on the campus of Oakland University, police say.

An 18-year-old Rochester man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in connection to the Feb. 5 stabbing.

Oakland University Police Chief Mark Gordon said that the arrest took place during a traffic stop. 

The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office has issued a felony warrant with intent to commit murder, Gordon added. The suspect will be arraigned in court on Friday.

Gordon said the victim is a non-student, non-resident continues to recover and was targeted.

Ruby is a senior at Oakland University and described the fallout after the attack on the normally quiet campus.

"Campus was pretty sad, the following Friday a lot of people avoided campus," she said. "I also avoided coming to campus, there was a lot going on. The mood was very unsettling - like nothing we've seen here before."

The second suspect is still being sought, Gordon said, adding that the man detained is believed to be responsible.

"A second suspect remains at large and the OU PD Investigation remains open and active as we pursue apprehension of the second suspect," he said.

The suspect still being sought is described as a Black man in his early 20s with chin-length dreadlocks, wearing a black North Face jacket, black pants and white shoes with blue on the back of the shoes. Police say he is around 5'8" or 5'10."

The backstory:

Two suspects fled after the stabbing of a non-student outside Van Wagoner Hall during a fight at about 8:15 p.m.

The male victim, not a student, was stabbed multiple times. Investigators say the stabbing happened outside, near the entrance to the building. He was let in, to call 911.

 The victim suffered multiple stab wounds and was rushed to a nearby hospital for surgery.

Investigators have said the victim and the two suspects don’t appear to be affiliated with Oakland University.

At the time of the stabbing, the suspects into a dark-colored SUV on Hamlin Circle and were last seen traveling east toward Rochester Hills after the stabbing.

The evening of the stabbing, the campus was placed on lockdown following the incident. Most of the lockdown was lifted around 11:30 p.m., except Van Wagoner Hall, which remained closed while police processed the crime scene.

That final building restriction was lifted about an hour later. 

"We believe this was a targeted event, there's not an ongoing threat to the community," Gordon said.