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id: b577c016b3
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-05 18:23 CST
updated: 2026-11-05 18:23 CST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# UIC student describes peer chasing roommate with knife before arrest

A UIC student recounted watching a peer chase a roommate with a knife before the peer's arrest, according to NBC Chicago.

Section: [Public Safety](/chicago/section/safety.md) · Entities: [University of Illinois Chicago](/chicago/wiki/university-of-illinois-chicago.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC Chicago](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/uic-student-arrested-after-attempting-to-light-incendiary-device-stab-another-student-on-campus/4012634/), 2026-11-05 18:23 CST: UIC student recounts watching peer with ‘huge' knife chase roommate before arrest

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