A Northeastern student who lives on Parker Hill Avenue said a man in a large black van approached her on her way home Monday night, hours before senior Rebecca Payne was found dead in her Parker Hill apartment.

This revelation comes two days after Boston Police reported that a witness had seen a large black van leaving the area between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, which is the same time several neighbors later reported hearing gunshots.

A Boston Police Department (BPD) spokesman said the department “can’t speak to any investigative leads that we may have” at this time and that the individual driving the van has not been linked to Payne’s death. Police do not have specific suspects at this time, he said.

The student who called in to the anonymous tip line about also seeing the van identified herself as a Northeastern senior named Josey. Josey, who asked that her full name not be used because of its an ongoing investigation, told The News that the van approached her on Parker Hill Avenue near Copenger Street sometime between 10:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Monday.

The van drove past her, she said, before it stopped and reversed. She thought the van was going to back into a driveway, but instead it rolled back and stopped next to her, she said.

As she continued walking, the van drove next to her, she said, before the driver tried to get her attention by yelling “hey” multiple times.

She was on the phone with her sister and ignored him, turning her face away from the street, she said. The man drove away when he saw he was being ignored, she said.

Josey said she believed there was one man in the van who was at least 25 years old but possibly much older. She said she could not identify much more about the man or the van because she was trying to ignore him so he would lose interest.

However, she said she saw the van had Massachusetts license plates.

Josey, who has been staying with friends on Parker Hill Avenue since January and recently moved into a room in their apartment, said she had never felt scared for her safety before Monday night. However, she said she was concerned for her safety that evening, and the driver’s actions were more disconcerting than a typical catcall.

She said she was not compelled to call police until Boston Police released the information about a black van reportedly leaving the scene where Payne was shot. She called police Thursday morning, she said.

She said she had been with a friend looking at an apartment on St. Alphonsus Street Monday night, but was walking alone because the friend lives on Wesleyan Avenue.