Patrols “Beefed Up” Near UT Campus

TYLER — Tyler Police said they are adding patrol units around the campus of UT Tyler after a series of violent events over the past week. According to KETK, on Sunday, Tarrington Joiner was hospitalized after being shot in the chest at the intersection of Patriot and University. On Tuesday, one man was shot in the head while another was shot in the leg at Cambridge Apartments. On Tuesday night, about a dozen people were involved in a fight at Varsity Place Apartments. And now Tyler police are seeking a suspect in an aggravated robbery at Cambridge Apartments, which you can more about elsewhere on this web page.

Although these incidents happened off campus, there are still some safety concerns from UT Tyler students. Tyler Police says they are beefing up patrols. Doyle Lynch from the Tyler Police Department said, “We’re asking that not only the other law enforcement agencies we work with and the management but also the people that live out there that if they see people who do not belong out there or that they know are causing some of the problems out there that they notify us.”

In a statement, campus officials said UT Tyler does have a system in place to alert students. They said they have installed nineteen emergency phones on campus.