On Thursday, the Los Angeles District Attorney charged USC freshman Sufian Khmous with two felonies after reportedly pointing a gun at a student at Parkside International Residential College (IRC). The legal studies student was charged with two felony counts: assault with a semi-automatic firearm and possession of a loaded firearm on campus.
“Having a firearm on campus is very unusual,” Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief David Carlisle said. “In my 18-year career, the only time that I can remember firearms being in residential halls, they turned out to be airsoft guns, not real firearms. So this is an unusual case.”
Three days after the incident, Khmous was arrested on April 14 by police for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after students reported the incident to a Parkside IRC residential advisor. Following the arrest, the Los Angeles Police Department were able to securely obtain the weapon after discovering the firearm within a safe in his dorm room. Khmous was quickly released from police custody on a $30,000 bail…