The driver of a white Toyota on Saturday evening nearly struck a

student and when they exchanged words, the driver pointed a semi-automatic handgun at the student,

report early today in a news release.

The student about 6:35 p.m. was crossing McCartney Street at March Street when the newer model sedan with a Pennsylvania license plate that had the last four digits of 5929 didn't slow as it approached, police said.

After nearly being struck, the student protested and the driver of the Toyota pointed a silver and black pistol out the window, police said. The driver then headed south on McCartney Street toward College Avenue, police said.

The driver is described as a white woman in her early 20s with short brown hair, police said. She is about 5 feet 6 inches or 5 feet 7 inches tall, police said. Lafayette initially said the victim reported the driver was black, but he later changed his story, the college said in an email early this afternoon. All the other details of the incident remained the same, Roger Clow said.

There was a woman in the passenger seat, witnesses said, and a man in the rear driver's side seat, police report.

No arrests have been made. Authorities are continuing to investigate.

Anyone who sees this vehicle on or near campus should immediately call Easton police via 911 or Lafayette Public Safety at 610-330-4444, the college said.