{
  "id": "2023-02-11-brown-university-simple-assault-february-11",
  "slug": "brown-university-simple-assault-february-11-2023-02-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brown University",
    "shortName": "Brown",
    "state": "RI",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Brown Alert",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-02-11",
    "type": "assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Public safety notice for a simple assault on or near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Public safety notice for a simple assault on or near campus",
    "summary": "Brown Public Safety [posted a public notice](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/simple-assault-0) on 2023-02-11. Full text is preserved from the [official alerts archive](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "See the official notice for investigation status and community guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2023-02-11 on the Brown Public Safety alerts archive",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Saturday, February 11, 2023, at approximately 0359hrs, the Brown University Department of Public Safety responded to Brown University community members who reported being fired at with pellets. The community members stated that the shots came from the front passenger side window and no one was hit. Pellets were found on the ground in front of Sharpe house. It was reported that the vehicle was dark in color, possibly black or grey.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/simple-assault-0",
      "sourceDescription": "Brown DPSEM public alerts archive (publicsafety.brown.edu)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official Brown Public Safety alert page paragraphs"
      ],
      "characterCount": 437
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2023-02-11, [Brown University](https://www.brown.edu/) Department of Public Safety published a community-facing notice now archived at [publicsafety.brown.edu](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/simple-assault-0). The [crime alerts index](https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts) lists multi-year Clery and community notices.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Full official text recovered from Brown's public alerts archive",
    "Verbatim transcription for emergency-management research use"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public safety notice for a simple assault on or near campus (Brown Public Safety)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/simple-assault-0",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown Public Safety crime alerts index",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.brown.edu/alerts/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brown University emergency information",
      "url": "https://www.brown.edu/emergency",
      "type": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "assault",
    "brown"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}