Woman raped near U of M campus

Minneapolis police are searching for a man who raped a 20-year-old woman near the University of Minnesota.

Minneapolis Police Commander Bruce Folkens said the woman was cleaning snow off of her car at about 1 a.m. when a man sprayed her with pepper spray and assaulted her. The attack occurred in a parking lot in the 1300 block of Seventh Street Southeast, he said.

"It's a violent attack," Folkens said.

The attacker is described as about 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants with three white stripes on each leg.

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