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University student threatened at knifepoint

A 22-year-old male University student was the victim of aggravated assault at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of West Main Street, according to Charlottesville police. The student was walking home with a local resident he met at a restaurant, when the man threatened him with a knife. According to Charlottesville Police Sergeant David Jones, the attacker put his arm around the victim, displayed a knife, asked the student if he wanted to die and then told the student to run away. No injury resulted.

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