Hopkins student kills intruder with sword off-campus

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<p>There was an police investigation prior to the encounter and slashing… and the investigation by the police turned out to be nothing. In fact, it was the police that alerted the undergraduate student that there was a suspect on the loose out in the community in the first place…</p>

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And they say the student didn’t react to a noise and find an intruder but in fact had been alerted by police that a suspicious man had been spotted in the neighborhood. He and officers from the city and Hopkins investigated but found nothing.</p>

<p>A few hours later, police now say the student grabbed the sword and went outside with friends and later found the suspect in a driveway.</p>

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