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  "id": "2025-09-05-columbia-college-chicago-michigan-avenue-weapon-fired",
  "slug": "columbia-college-chicago-michigan-avenue-weapon-fired-2025-09-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Columbia College Chicago",
    "shortName": "Columbia Chicago",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-bachelors",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Safety Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-05",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Weapon fired on the public way near 1305 South Michigan",
    "headlinePublic": "Weapon fired on the public way near 1305 South Michigan",
    "summary": "Campus Safety [issued a Crime Advisory after preliminary reports that an individual fired a weapon, striking another person, on the public way near 1305 South Michigan Avenue](https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_september_5_2025.pdf).",
    "outcome": "Crime Advisory issued the same evening referencing CPD RD JJ-403653."
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-09-05",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "September 5, 2025\n\nColumbia College Chicago Community:\n\nCrime Advisory\n\nThe Chicago Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on the public way near 1305 South Michigan Avenue at approximately 9:30 p.m.\n\nPreliminary reports indicate an individual fired a weapon striking another individual following a verbal exchange.\n\nAnyone with additional information should contact Campus Security at 312-369-3220 and the Chicago Police Department Detectives at 312-746-8263 referencing RD JJ-403653.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_september_5_2025.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
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        "Notice dated September 5; the body does not give a separate calendar date from the 9:30 p.m. occurrence. Distinct from 2026-03-07-columbia-college-chicago-holden-court-shooting."
      ],
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  "context": "Columbia College Chicago posts Clery Crime Advisories as PDFs at [students.colum.edu/safety/campus-safety-alerts](https://students.colum.edu/safety/campus-safety-alerts).",
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      "title": "Campus Safety Crime Advisory PDF",
      "url": "https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_september_5_2025.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260824031157/https://students.colum.edu/safety/pdf/46427901_september_5_2025.pdf",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-bachelors",
    "illinois",
    "shooting",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
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