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Official public safety published this notice dated 2024-11-17. Full text is preserved from the official page.

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November 17, 2024 Security Bulletin 11/17/24: Brandishing a Firearm UPDATE: According to AAPD, further investigation has revealed a group of University of Michigan students were threatened with a BB or airsoft gun on Sunday, not a firearm. The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) has informed DPSS of an ongoing investigation into a reported firearm brandishing incident that occurred on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m. in the 600 block of Oxford Road. According to AAPD, four college-aged males approached a group of University of Michigan students on a porch, attempted to provoke a fight, and one of the suspects displayed a handgun before they fled the area. AAPD has stated this appears to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the community. Anyone with information is urged to contact the AAPD tip line at 734.794.6939 or email tips@a2gov.org. You can also reach out to DPSS at 734.763.1131. Safety Tips: If threatened, use a blue light emergency phone or call 911. Report suspicious behavior immediately by calling 911 or the Confidential Tip Line at 1-800-863-1355.
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November 17, 2024 Security Bulletin 11/17/24: Brandishing a Firearm UPDATE: According to AAPD, further investigation has revealed a group of University of Michigan students were threatened with a BB or airsoft gun on Sunday, not a firearm. The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) has informed DPSS of an ongoing investigation into a reported firearm brandishing incident that occurred on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m. in the 600 block of Oxford Road. According to AAPD, four college-aged males approached a group of University of Michigan students on a porch, attempted to provoke a fight, and one of the suspects displayed a handgun before they fled the area. AAPD has stated this appears to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the community. Anyone with information is urged to contact the AAPD tip line at 734.794.6939 or email tips@a2gov.org. You can also reach out to DPSS at 734.763.1131. Safety Tips: If threatened, use a blue light emergency phone or call 911. Report suspicious behavior immediately by calling 911 or the Confidential Tip Line at 1-800-863-1355.

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    All 25 reads agree s is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Source pass 1: official public-safety notice branding/agency named.
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  • Hazardpresent25/25

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    All 25 reads agree h is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Hazard pass 1: Security Bulletin: Brandishing a Firearm Updated to BB or Airsoft Gun.
    2. present: Hazard pass 2: Security Bulletin: Brandishing a Firearm Updated to BB or Airsoft Gun.
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  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree l is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Location pass 1: occurred on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.
    2. present: Location pass 2: occurred on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.
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  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree g is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Guidance pass 1: safety tips / reporting instructions present.
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  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree t is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Time pass 1: November 17, 2024.
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  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree i is present in this official public-safety notice.

    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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    1. present: Impact pass 1: realized crime outcome (theft, assault, fire, shooting) narrated.
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    24. present: Impact pass 24: realized crime outcome (theft, assault, fire, shooting) narrated.
    25. present: Impact pass 25: realized crime outcome (theft, assault, fire, shooting) narrated.

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    U-M DPSS Security Bulletin 11/17/24
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Michigan: Students threatened with BB or airsoft gun, initially reported as firearm." Incident of November 17, 2024. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-michigan-brandishing-bb-gun-threat-2024-11-17/

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Added July 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion