Update:

On 10/27/24, at approximately 9:20am, an unknown suspect lit a couch on fire in the common area of a GCU dorm.  The fire alarm system and two fire sprinklers were activated.  Phoenix Fire Department personnel responded, and all occupants were safely evacuated. The fire was quickly extinguished. Due to the nature of the incident, fire and police investigators were called to the scene to assist in the investigation.

GCU Police worked collaboratively with the Phoenix Fire Investigations Task Force. Interviews were conducted and a lead was developed. On 10/29/24, a 19-year-old sophomore resident student of the same dorm was arrested and charged with two felony counts of arson of an occupied structure.

The student has been placed on an interim suspension pending results of the legal process and is barred from campus.

All students who were relocated due to the fire should be able to return to their rooms in Agave by the end of the week.

Date: October 27, 2024

In compliance with the “Timely Warning” provisions of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) the Grand Canyon University Public Safety Department is giving notice of an offense reported to have occurred in the Agave Apartments located at 5302 N 30^th Dr.

Reported Offense: Arson

Suspect/s: Unknown  

Incident Information: On 10/27/2024 at approximately 9:22 AM, GCU Public Safety and Phoenix Fire Department personnel responded to the Agave Apartments in reference to a fire alarm call. Two small fires were located within the building and were promptly extinguished. Due to the circumstances, Phoenix Fire and Police Department arson investigators are on-scene.

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