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Crime Alert — Shooting Near (Off) Campus. After midnight on Sunday, October 1, officials from the Metropolitan Police Department and the HU Department of Public Safety (HUDPS) are canvassing the area around Banneker Park in response to shots fired in the vicinity. While the situation does not appear to pose an imminent threat to Howard University, as a precautionary measure, we strongly advise all students and members of the Howard University community to avoid the Banneker Park area until further notice. All students, employees, and guests of the University are advised to follow guidance from public safety officers and campus security personnel and to report any suspicious activity in the area by calling 911 or HUDPS at 202-806-1100.
The 'Crime Alert' label rather than 'Emergency Notification' reflects Howard's Clery-compliant distinction: this is a timely warning advisory, not an imminent-threat shelter-in-place
Banneker Park sits at the corner of Georgia Avenue NW and Euclid Street NW, immediately adjacent to Howard's Towers residence halls
The off-campus framing ('Near (Off) Campus') is institutionally protective — it positions Howard as warning rather than addressing a direct campus threat
The 202-806-1100 HUDPS number is the institution's standard public-facing emergency line