{
  "id": "2022-10-16-clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting",
  "slug": "clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting-2022-10-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clark Atlanta University",
    "shortName": "CAU",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "enrollment": 4000,
    "alertSystemName": "CAU Alerts"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-10-16",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Drive-by shooting near the campus library wounds four during homecoming weekend",
    "headlinePublic": "Drive-by shooting near the campus library wounds four during homecoming weekend",
    "summary": "Shortly after midnight on October 16, 2022, shots were [fired from a vehicle](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/new-details-released-shooting-clark-atlanta-homecoming-party-that-injured-4/OT2R4HUOIZGQNM6TVBPFMWFWEA/) during a homecoming gathering near the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, wounding four people including two Clark Atlanta University students. Officers on patrol [heard the gunshots and responded immediately](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting/85-476d8be5-1b84-4d51-a5de-c48bce1139a5).",
    "outcome": "Four people were injured, including two CAU students, one AUC student, and one non-student. All four victims were expected to recover. Police identified muzzle flashes from a vehicle traveling west on Parsons Street. The Atlanta University Center Consortium and Crime Stoppers offered a combined $12,000 reward for tips leading to an arrest. As of the last available reporting, no suspects had been publicly identified or arrested and the case remained open.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 4
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly after 12:30 AM EDT on October 16, 2022",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from 11Alive, WSB-TV, and FOX 5 Atlanta reporting",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Early morning of October 16, 2022, after the initial alert (the message cites the 12:29 AM EDT incident time)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "On October 16, 2022 at approximately 12:29 am Clark Atlanta University Department of Public Safety Officers responded to a shots fired incident. Three students and one young adult who does not attend school in the AUC, while on the property of the Woodruff Library suffered injuries from shots fired from a vehicle traveling West on Parsons Street. All victims involved are being treated for their injuries. The Atlanta Police Department also responded to the scene and is investigating the incident.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/multiple-people-shot-clark-atlanta-homecoming-party/H5BOQBYYLJB25IOUI72M37HKSA/",
      "sourceDescription": "WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta and multiple outlets quoted the CAU Notification System crime alert verbatim; also cited in 11Alive and Atlanta News First coverage",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from the CAU Notification System crime alert, quoted consistently across WSB-TV, 11Alive, and Atlanta News First coverage of the October 16, 2022 shooting",
        "The alert's opening 'The following is a message from the CAU Notification System' header was noted by news outlets, placing this message in the formal university emergency notification chain",
        "The alert described the vehicle driving west on Parsons Street, consistent with surveillance footage later released showing a gray or white BMW's muzzle flashes at the Mildred and Parsons intersection"
      ],
      "characterCount": 500
    }
  ],
  "context": "Shortly after midnight on October 16, 2022, shots were fired during a [homecoming gathering near the Robert W. Woodruff Library](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting/85-476d8be5-1b84-4d51-a5de-c48bce1139a5) at the Atlanta University Center, which is shared by Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. A large group of people had been listening to music played by a DJ when officers on patrol heard gunshots. Police believe [two people opened fire from a vehicle](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/new-details-released-shooting-clark-atlanta-homecoming-party-that-injured-4/OT2R4HUOIZGQNM6TVBPFMWFWEA/) traveling west on Parsons Street. Surveillance video showed a gray or white BMW turning at the intersection of Mildred and Parsons streets before muzzle flashes were visible. Four people were wounded: two Clark Atlanta students, one AUC student, and one non-student. All were expected to recover. The incident raised renewed concerns about safety at [HBCU homecoming events](https://www.foxnews.com/us/4-injured-in-clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting), which had seen several shootings at various institutions in the fall of 2021 and 2022. Clark Atlanta University and Atlanta Police increased patrols following the incident.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The shooting involved gunfire from a moving vehicle, making identification of suspects particularly difficult",
    "The Atlanta University Center's shared campus means incidents affect students from multiple institutions simultaneously",
    "This was part of a broader pattern of violence at HBCU homecoming events in 2021 and 2022"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clark Atlanta University shooting at homecoming party at AUC (11Alive)",
      "url": "https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/clark-atlanta-university-homecoming-shooting/85-476d8be5-1b84-4d51-a5de-c48bce1139a5",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "New details released in shooting at Clark Atlanta homecoming party (WSB-TV)",
      "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/new-details-released-shooting-clark-atlanta-homecoming-party-that-injured-4/OT2R4HUOIZGQNM6TVBPFMWFWEA/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Video shows crowd scatter when gunshots were fired at AUC (FOX 5 Atlanta)",
      "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/atlanta-university-center-shooting-james-p-brawley",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "4 wounded in shooting outside Clark Atlanta University library (NBC News)",
      "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-wounded-shooting-clark-atlanta-university-library-rcna52480",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta and multiple outlets quoted the CAU Notification System crime alert verbatim; also cited in 11A",
      "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/multiple-people-shot-clark-atlanta-homecoming-party/H5BOQBYYLJB25IOUI72M37HKSA/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "hbcu",
    "homecoming",
    "drive-by",
    "georgia",
    "atlanta-university-center"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-06-01",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}