UH fraternity members accused of shoving student with autism at Frontier Fiesta; University of Houston, Texas police investigating

HOUSTON — University of Houston police are now investigating whether a student with autism was attacked on campus earlier this month.

Christian Brooks, a twenty-year-old freshman, reported being shoved by multiple fraternity members on April 10 at Frontier Fiesta, an important event at the university.

The event features a carnival, shows, and even a BBQ cook-off.

Brooks said he walked into a tent that he assumed had free food.

Multiple students inside, he said, started yelling at him.

“They stopped me and they pushed me and they kept doing that,” he said. “Then, the manager came up, aggressed me, and eventually spit on me.”

Brooks said he didn’t understand why the students were angry with him, but he was worried about getting hurt.

“The dynamic was changing fast and intensifying, and I knew I had to leave,” he said. “Man, I had to look behind myself while I was walking away.”

Brooks reported the incident to university police two days after it happened.

Nikki Brooks, Christian’s mother, mentioned that her child was interviewed several times and even wrote a detailed five-page police report. She expressed frustration at the lack of communication with the boys involved in the incident despite her son’s cooperation.

For this family, the police investigation isn’t just about punishment. It’s about teaching a lesson.

“That is hate. I don’t care how you slice that cake,” Nikki Brooks. “Don’t play in our face about it. That is hate.”

Initially, a university spokesperson stated that the case was closed with no charges to be filed. However, after new information emerged, the spokesperson informed a local news station that the investigation is currently ongoing.

A spokesperson with the fraternity said the fraternity is cooperating with the investigation, and it’s too early to say whether the students will face any discipline through the fraternity.

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