Off-campus shooting outside Modera Midtown apartments
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedGeorgia Tech Police published a Clery Act Safety Alert dated 2024-05-23 concerning this incident. Full flyer text is preserved from the official GTPD crime-alerts PDF.
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Clery Act Safety Alert Off Campus Aggravated Assault Incident Date/Time: May 23, 2024, at approximately 11:10 PM Incident Location: Modera Midtown Apartments -95 8th Street NW Incident Description: Officers responded to a call regarding a person shot to the leg outside of Modera Midtown Apartments. According to that person, there was an exchange of gunfire between him and another male who had fled the scene. A second male arrived at a nearby hospital a short time later with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. His involvement in the shooting is unknown at this time. The circumstances around the shooting are unknown but both males have been detained. The males are not affiliated with the Institute and there are no threats to the campus. Status of Investigation: This incident is being investigated by the Atlanta Police Department. Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477). See Something, Say Something Report any information regarding this and other criminal incidents to the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) by calling 404-894-2500 or by emailing crimetips@police.gatech.edu. In addition, you can help GTPD and the community fight crime. Don’t look the other way or ignore suspicious activity. If you see something that prompts concern, say something and notify GTPD immediately. Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech Walk in well-lit areas. To report inoperative exterior campus lighting, click here. Walk with a friend or in a group. Be aware of your surroundings. Immediately report suspicious activity to the Georgia Tech Police by calling 404-894-2500. Program GTPD's number into your cell phone. For on campus transportation from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., please call Stingerette at 404-385-RIDE. Safety escorts are available through the Georgia Tech Police Department by calling 404-894-2500 or 4- GTPD. Download the LiveSafe safety app for quick access to the Georgia Tech Police Department and other safety resources. Clery Act Requirements Federal law, the Clery Act, requires colleges and universities to report certain crime statistics as well as to make timely notifications about crimes that pose a threat to the community. The purpose of this alert is to help make you aware of crime so that you are able to take appropriate precautions. For more information, please visit www.police.gatech.edu .
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
All 25 agree source is present via Clery Act Safety Alert and Georgia Tech Police Department contacts.
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: Clery Act Safety Alert is a branded timely-warning product that identifies the official sender.
- present: The flyer attributes investigation status and tip lines to the Georgia Tech Police Department.
- present: GTPD appears in report instructions and safety contacts, establishing the issuing police source.
- present: Source is present via the Clery Act Safety Alert header plus GTPD references.
- present: Georgia Tech Police Department is named as the tip-receiving campus authority.
- present: Who is sending is clear from Clery Act Safety Alert branding and GTPD phone contacts.
- present: Institutional source includes Clery Act Safety Alert title and Georgia Tech Police naming.
- present: The message is framed as a Clery Act Safety Alert from campus public safety.
- present: GTPD email crimetips@police.gatech.edu further tags the police department as source.
- present: Clery Act Safety Alert is an explicit official-product label at the top of the flyer.
- present: Readers see Georgia Tech Police Department as the agency handling the aggravated assault notice.
- present: Source satisfied by both Clery product branding and named GTPD authority.
- present: The alert is issued in the form of a Clery Act Safety Alert under GTPD crime-alert practice.
- present: Named agency GTPD and Clery Act Safety Alert together meet the source element.
- present: Sender identity is the Clery Act Safety Alert channel plus Georgia Tech Police content.
- present: Campus police are identified repeatedly as GTPD and Georgia Tech Police Department.
- present: Clear source: Clery Act Safety Alert opening line and GTPD investigation status.
- present: The flyer names Georgia Tech Police Department under Status of Investigation and tips.
- present: Clery Act Safety Alert is a recognizable university Clery timely-warning signature.
- present: Source present because the text is a Clery Act Safety Alert with GTPD contact paths.
- present: Issuing authority is Georgia Tech Police via the Clery Act Safety Alert format.
- present: Branded Clery Act Safety Alert header identifies the official campus warning product.
- present: GTPD call number 404-894-2500 ties the notice to Georgia Tech Police as sender.
- present: Who issued it is conveyed by Clery Act Safety Alert plus repeated GTPD naming.
- present: Source element met by Clery Act Safety Alert branding and Georgia Tech Police Department.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Strong consensus that Off Campus Aggravated Assault with gunfire and person-shot narrative names a specific hazard.
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: Off Campus Aggravated Assault names a specific violent crime hazard.
- present: Hazard is aggravated assault involving a person shot and an exchange of gunfire.
- present: The flyer labels the event Aggravated Assault, a concrete Clery crime hazard.
- present: Named threat is an off-campus shooting framed as aggravated assault.
- present: Hazard present because aggravated assault, person shot, and gunfire are specific.
- present: What happened is an exchange of gunfire with at least two people shot.
- present: Gunfire and gunshot-wound language make the hazard concrete.
- present: The subject and description both identify a shooting-style aggravated assault.
- present: Aggravated assault with gunfire is a specific public-safety hazard.
- present: Readers learn the danger type is aggravated assault with shots fired, not a vague incident.
- present: Hazard wording: Off Campus Aggravated Assault at Modera Midtown Apartments.
- present: Officers responded to a person shot to the leg outside the apartments.
- present: Specific crime hazard: aggravated assault with exchange of gunfire.
- present: Names aggravated assault rather than only emergency or situation.
- present: The alert concerns a shooting with two males detained after gunshot wounds.
- present: Threat type is off-campus aggravated assault involving gunfire.
- present: Aggravated Assault is the stated Clery hazard on the flyer.
- present: Hazard element met by explicit aggravated assault labeling and shooting narrative.
- present: A person-shot aggravated assault is the named threat.
- present: What the community is warned about is an off-campus aggravated assault.
- present: The description recounts gunfire and gunshot wounds, defining the hazard.
- present: Incident type Aggravated Assault is the specific hazard name.
- present: Named criminal hazard is aggravated assault at Modera Midtown.
- present: Hazard present: person shot after exchange of gunfire outside apartments.
- present: The flyer titles and narrates a shooting assault, not a generic emergency.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Reads agree Modera Midtown Apartments at 95 8th Street NW is a specific named place.
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: Location is Modera Midtown Apartments at 95 8th Street NW.
- present: Incident Location names the apartment complex and street address.
- present: Where: Modera Midtown Apartments, 95 8th Street NW.
- present: The assault is fixed to a named apartment complex and address.
- present: Location present via Modera Midtown and 95 8th Street NW.
- present: Outside of Modera Midtown Apartments adds the scene detail.
- present: Named apartments place the person-shot event geographically.
- present: 8th Street NW address situates the off-campus scene.
- present: Readers are told the scene is outside Modera Midtown Apartments.
- present: Place language includes complex name and street number.
- present: Modera Midtown Apartments is a specific named location.
- present: Geographic detail covers apartment name and 95 8th Street NW.
- present: Location element met by Incident Location with address.
- present: The warning pins the shooting to Modera Midtown on 8th Street.
- present: Street address on 8th Street NW localizes the event.
- present: Where the person was shot is outside Modera Midtown Apartments.
- present: Concrete place: Modera Midtown Apartments, 95 8th Street NW.
- present: Named complex and numbered address satisfy location.
- present: The text situates the gunfire outside the named apartments.
- present: Off-campus apartment address is an unambiguous place reference.
- present: Incident Location line answers where the aggravated assault occurred.
- present: Location includes complex name and 8th Street NW address.
- present: 95 8th Street NW is specific enough for L present.
- present: The site of the shooting is explicitly the named apartments.
- present: Named apartments and street address fully answer where.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Broad agreement that See Something messaging and Georgia Tech safety tips are recipient-facing guidance.
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: See Something, Say Something plus report tips to GTPD is recipient-facing action.
- present: Safety tips instruct people to walk in well-lit areas and walk with a friend.
- present: Guidance includes be aware of surroundings and immediately report suspicious activity.
- present: Recipients are told to notify GTPD immediately if something prompts concern.
- present: Protective tips: program GTPD number, use Stingerette, request safety escorts.
- present: Download LiveSafe is an actionable safety resource instruction.
- present: The flyer gives concrete behavioral guidance beyond describing the crime.
- present: Report criminal information to Crime Stoppers and GTPD is instructional guidance.
- present: Walk with a friend or in a group is a clear protective action for recipients.
- present: Guidance present via Additional Safety Information for Georgia Tech.
- present: Community members are directed to report suspicious activity to GTPD.
- present: See Something, Say Something is framed as a do-this reporting instruction.
- present: Safety escorts and late-night Stingerette transport are protective options given.
- present: The notice tells readers how to reduce risk while walking after dark.
- present: Immediately report suspicious activity is explicit protective guidance.
- present: Guidance is not only tips-for-investigators; personal safety steps are listed.
- present: Well-lit walking, group travel, and awareness are classic protective actions.
- present: Recipients get a multi-point safety checklist after the incident narrative.
- present: Call GTPD at 404-894-2500 for escorts or tips is actionable instruction.
- present: The Clery flyer ends with safety practices the community should follow.
- present: Protective guidance spans reporting, lighting, companions, and transport options.
- present: Say something and notify GTPD immediately is a direct recipient directive.
- present: Additional Safety Information section supplies the guidance element.
- present: Instructional content includes LiveSafe, Stingerette, and well-lit routes.
- present: Guidance present through See Something messaging and detailed safety tips.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Unanimous that May 23, 2024 at approximately 11:10 PM is a full date-time stamp.
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: Incident Date/Time states May 23, 2024, at approximately 11:10 PM.
- present: A calendar date and clock time of about 11:10 PM are given.
- present: Time present via May 23, 2024 and approximately 11:10 PM.
- present: The flyer timestamps the event to a specific hour near 11:10 PM.
- present: When: May 23, 2024, at approximately 11:10 PM is explicit.
- present: Both date and approximate clock time appear under Incident Date/Time.
- present: Readers know the incident occurred on May 23, 2024 around 11:10 PM.
- present: Temporal content includes the date May 23, 2024 and 11:10 PM.
- present: Approximately 11:10 PM is a minute-level clock cue for the event.
- present: Time element met by dated Incident Date/Time field.
- present: The alert answers when with May 23, 2024 at about 11:10 PM.
- present: Clock time 11:10 PM plus calendar date satisfy the time element.
- present: Occurrence timing is written as May 23, 2024, approximately 11:10 PM.
- present: A clear date-time stamp for the incident is present.
- present: Incident Date/Time line provides full temporal reference.
- present: The message states when the reported crime took place.
- present: May 23, 2024 and 11:10 PM together are strong time cues.
- present: Time is present: dated timestamp near 11:10 PM for the event.
- present: No ambiguity that a specific date and clock hour are given.
- present: The flyer reports the incident time as approximately 11:10 PM on the stated date.
- present: Temporal markers include month, day, year, and clock time.
- present: When language is the Incident Date/Time block with 11:10 PM.
- present: Date May 23, 2024 alone would help; with 11:10 PM it is fully present.
- present: The alert includes both calendar and clock timing for the crime.
- present: Time scores present on the explicit May 23, 2024, 11:10 PM stamp.
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
Consensus that person shot to the leg and a second gunshot wound are stated human-injury impact.
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- present: Person shot to the leg states realized gunshot injury as impact.
- present: A second male with a gunshot wound to the shoulder is further human harm.
- present: Impact present because the flyer reports gunshot wounds, not only a crime label.
- present: Severity is conveyed by person shot and gunshot wound language.
- present: The phrase person shot to the leg is clear harm-to-people wording.
- present: Impact element met by actual shooting injuries, not just aggravated assault naming.
- present: Exchange of gunfire with two wounded males is consequence language for people.
- present: Consequence: at least two people sustained gunshot injuries.
- present: The body states what the hazard did: people were shot.
- present: Impact scores because shot-to-the-leg and shoulder GSW are spelled out.
- present: Gunshot wound wording is separate severity beyond the assault title alone.
- present: Readers learn people suffered gunshot injuries, which is impact content.
- present: Realized human harm from gunfire satisfies the impact rubric.
- present: Impact is present via person shot and gunshot wound to the shoulder.
- present: The alert adds casualty framing, not only a generic emergency label.
- present: Shot victim wording is the impact layer on top of the aggravated assault hazard.
- present: Two separate gunshot injuries expand impact beyond hazard naming.
- present: Explicit harm: person shot to the leg and a second gunshot wound.
- present: Impact present under a reading that requires stated effects on people.
- present: Person shot plus gunshot wound together convey severity for people.
- present: The notice does not stop at hazard title; it reports shooting casualties.
- present: Human injury from gunfire is classic impact content.
- present: I is present because the text says person shot and gunshot wound.
- present: Consequence for people is written as leg and shoulder gunshot injuries.
- present: Impact scores strongly: person shot is unambiguous severity language.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Georgia Institute of Technology: Off-campus shooting outside Modera Midtown apartments." Incident of May 23, 2024. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/georgia-institute-of-technology-modera-midtown-aggravated-assault-2024-05-23/
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