Officials at Stanford University launched a hate crime investigation after a noose was found hanging outside a student residence hall Sunday.

This incident marks the third of its kind in four years and the second since November, Stanford officials said.

"We cannot state strongly enough that a noose is a reprehensible symbol of anti-Black racism and violence that will not be tolerated on our campus," Susie Brubaker-Cole, the school's vice provost for student affairs, and Patrick Dunkley, the vice provost for institutional equity, access, and community, said.

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"As a community, we must stand united against such conduct and those who perpetrate it," they added.

The noose was found hanging from a tree near the undergraduate residence hall around 7:45 p.m., according to school officials.

Stanford's Department of Public Safety was notified soon after the discovery, according to a report.

A hate crime investigation was initiated by campus police shortly thereafter.

Maintenance staff, students, and school staff were interviewed by authorities in an attempt to establish a time frame for the incident and to identify possible subjects.

It has not been confirmed whether the incident was captured on camera or not.

Brubaker-Cole and Dunkley thanked all those who cooperated with campus police.

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"We are sharing this message with the full university community so that everyone is informed and we can move forward as one committed to ending anti-Black racism," they said.