By MCKENZIE GERNES/Murphy News Service

Location of Saturday attempted robbery and assault. UMPD map.

University of Minnesota police were still hunting for three suspects Tuesday after an attempted robbery took place on campus early Saturday.

UMPD reports the incident took place at around 1 a.m. on Oak Street Southeast near the McNamara Alumni Center. The victim was not a U student.

The victim was walking on the sidewalk when three suspects approached her and then pushed her to the ground, assaulted her, and then tried unsuccessfully to steal her purse.

The suspects then fled south toward Washington Avenue. The victim was not seriously injured and did not need medical attention, police said. UMPD has not yet released a description of the suspects.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call the UMPD at (612) 624-2677 and reference case number UM-15-352930.

Reporter McKenzie Gernes is a University of Minnesota student studying journalism.