Joshua Levin '02 used a neon orange dart gun to hold a stranger outside his Pforzheimer suite at gunpoint Tuesday morning, thinking the encounter was part of the House's springtime "Gotcha" game.

But it was not until the man escaped that Levin realized the stranger may have been responsible for the burglary of two laptops and a wallet from Levin's suite.

Police announced yesterday that thanks to photo line-ups, the alleged burglar has been positively identified.

Levin described the stranger he saw near his room as a 30-year-old, tall, lanky, light-skinned black male wearing dark clothing from head to foot.

According to Peggy A. McNamara, spokesperson for the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), HUPD will file a criminal complaint "very shortly"--possibly as early as today.

Levin said he first noticed the man standing in the kitchen area of the third floor of Comstock Hall as he headed to take a shower.

"He was probably waiting for people to go take their showers," Levin said.

As Levin left the bathroom, he said a friend warned him that the loitering man might be waiting to "kill" him as part of the "Gotcha" game--in which House residents attempt to "kill" other players by shooting them with plastic dart guns.