The University Police Department is attempting to identify a man who was allegedly filming up females’ skirts at 24th and I streets Wednesday afternoon.

A student and a witness unaffiliated with GW reported that a 5-foot-6-inch Asian male “was carrying a plaid bag and had affixed a camera in the bag such that he could film images up and under the skirts of young ladies,” UPD Chief Kevin Hay said.

Hay said when the student and witness confronted the suspect, he ran away.

UPD captured images of the suspect through surveillance cameras and is sharing lookout information on the suspect – who has black hair and is about 110 pounds – with the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police.

The crime, called “up-skirting,” is a recent trend typically noted in areas that are tourist hotspots, Hay said.