MU police arrest second high school student in groping incident

Two Columbia high school students are under arrest for groping two women near Memorial Union on the MU campus early Saturday morning.

Just before 1:00 Monday afternoon, police arrested 18-year-old Luke Kezekiya Kuol, a Hickman High School student, for his alleged role in the incident. On Tuesday afternoon, MU police arrested a second suspect, 17-year-old Gire Ngezahayo.

Police received a call about 1:20 a.m. Saturday about a sex offense that had occurred about an hour earlier.

The two victims told police they were walking on campus when multiple men approached them, grabbed them and tried to kiss them. The victims said other men joined in and groped them before running away.

Police think Luol was involved but are not saying why and are not releasing more details. MUPD is continuing its investigation.

Female Mizzou students said they are glad two suspects have been caught, but won’t feel completely safe until the remaining four suspects have been arrested.

“I come through here all the time and that could have probably been me at some point too,” said Ashley Misuraca, a student at Mizzou.

She and other female students on campus said they wish there was a quicker way to catch all six suspects and won’t feel completely safe until they are caught.

ABC 17 News confirmed the first suspect, Kuol, is a Hickman student, but the second suspect is not. Columbia Public Schools could not comment on whether or not the student is suspended because it was against policy.