IUPD investigating drive-by punching

A man got out of a red two-door vehicle, said hello to another man and then punched him in the face early June 13. The assailant quickly drove away.

The victim was near 10th Street and Sunrise Drive, close to Village Pantry and Teter Quad, when the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Emergency medical technicians took the victim to an emergency room. Two of his teeth were chipped, IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger said, reading from a police report.

The victim said his assailant was a white male and approximately 6 feet tall. No license plate was identified on the vehicle.

IUPD got a call about harassment by someone in a Red Honda Civic about 10 minutes earlier. The person in the vehicle was reportedly shouting obscenities in the back lot of Willkie Quad. It has not been determined whether the two incidents were connected.

IUPD is investigating whether the victim in the parking lot incident knew the person in the vehicle.