{
  "id": "2022-06-01-hope-college-off-campus-fatal-shooting",
  "slug": "hope-college-off-campus-fatal-shooting-2022-06-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Hope College",
    "shortName": "Hope",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "private-liberal-arts",
    "alertSystemName": "Hope Alert",
    "enrollment": 3082
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-06-01",
    "type": "shelter-in-place",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Fatal shooting blocks from campus prompts lockdown with the suspect at large",
    "headlinePublic": "Fatal shooting blocks from campus prompts lockdown with the suspect at large",
    "summary": "On the night of June 1, 2022, [19-year-old Antory Burrell was shot and killed near the intersection of 16th Street and College Avenue](https://wwmt.com/news/local/shooting-near-campus-hope-college-lockdown-holland-michigan-16th-street-college-avenue-ottawa-county), just south of Hope College's main campus in Holland, Michigan. An 18-year-old, [Demontae Knight Jr., was severely wounded](https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/holland-zeeland/hope-college-on-lockdown-after-possible-shooting/69-53db1854-86a0-4224-8531-0a077b2f994e). Hope College, a [3,000-student liberal-arts institution affiliated with the Reformed Church in America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_College), issued a Hope Alert placing the campus on lockdown with the suspect at large. The lockdown was lifted shortly after 1 AM EDT on June 2, 2022, when police cleared the area.",
    "outcome": "Antory Burrell, 19, was killed and Demontae Knight Jr., 18, was severely wounded. Cinecca Madison, 19, whom police said knew the victims, was arrested on June 2, 2022, and charged with open murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and felony firearm. Hope confirmed the incident did not occur on campus and no Hope students were involved.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 1,
      "injured": 1
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2022-06-01T22:45:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 10:45 PM EDT on June 1, 2022",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "HOPE ALERT: A shooting has occurred near 16th/College. Suspect is NOT in custody. Campus is on LOCKDOWN. Find a room, lock the door, turn off lights, silence cell phones.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://wwmt.com/news/local/shooting-near-campus-hope-college-lockdown-holland-michigan-16th-street-college-avenue-ottawa-county",
      "sourceDescription": "Direct quote from Newschannel 3 / WWMT reporting Hope College's Hope Alert content; corroborated by FOX 2 Detroit, Detroit News, and WLNS",
      "annotations": [
        "Sent within approximately 15 minutes of the 10:30 PM EDT shooting, an off-campus but proximate incident",
        "The 'find a room, lock the door, turn off lights, silence cell phones' phrasing is standard lockdown/shelter-in-place ('Hide') instruction, compact enough for SMS",
        "16th Street and College Avenue is the southern boundary of Hope's main campus near Van Wylen Library, the shooting occurred just south of that intersection"
      ],
      "characterCount": 170
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2022-06-02T01:00:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly after 1:00 AM EDT on June 2, 2022",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "HOPE ALERT: Holland PD has cleared our lockdown with caution. Lockdown has been lifted, but please be careful and vigilant if you choose to leave your area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@HopeCollege on X (verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Lifted approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes after the initial lockdown, characteristic of an off-campus shelter when no on-campus threat is verified",
        "Holland Police later confirmed the shooting was an isolated, targeted incident involving individuals who knew each other; no Hope students were involved",
        "Hope's chapel-anchored campus is concentrated within a few blocks of 16th and College, which is why the lockdown was extensive despite the off-campus location"
      ],
      "characterCount": 156,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/HopeCollege/status/1532226422865072128"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Around 10:30 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, [gunfire near the intersection of 16th Street and College Avenue](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-at-hope-college-after-off-campus-shooting-suspect-at-large) (a residential block at the southern edge of Hope College's main campus in Holland, Michigan) left 19-year-old Antory Burrell dead and 18-year-old Demontae Knight Jr. critically wounded. Hope, founded in 1862 and affiliated with the Reformed Church in America with approximately 3,000 undergraduates, [issued a Hope Alert text within approximately 15 minutes](https://wwmt.com/news/local/shooting-near-campus-hope-college-lockdown-holland-michigan-16th-street-college-avenue-ottawa-county) placing the campus on lockdown with the suspect at large. Students were told to find the nearest room, lock the door, turn off the lights, and silence their phones. The suspect ([Cinecca Madison, 19, whom police said knew the victims](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2022/06/01/hope-college-lockdown-after-shooting-near-campus/7478826001/)) was arrested on June 2, 2022 and charged with open murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and felony firearm. [Holland Police confirmed the incident did not occur on Hope's campus and no Hope students were involved](https://www.wilx.com/2022/06/02/hope-college-goes-into-lockdown-due-nearby-shooting/). The lockdown was lifted shortly after 1:00 AM EDT on June 2, 2022. The case documents how Hope's alert system responded to a confirmed fatal shooting at the southern boundary of its compact, walkable campus.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Hope College's first alert went out within approximately 15 minutes of a fatal shooting just south of campus, working off Holland Police feeds",
    "The Hope Alert preserved brief, specific lockdown/shelter-in-place instruction language: 'find a room, lock the door, turn off lights, silence cell phones', a compact instruction set well-suited to SMS",
    "Hope lifted the lockdown approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes after issuing it, after Holland Police cleared the scene"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Shooting near campus puts Hope College on lockdown, no suspects in custody (WWMT Newschannel 3)",
      "url": "https://wwmt.com/news/local/shooting-near-campus-hope-college-lockdown-holland-michigan-16th-street-college-avenue-ottawa-county",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lockdown at Hope College after off-campus shooting, suspect at large (FOX 2 Detroit)",
      "url": "https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lockdown-at-hope-college-after-off-campus-shooting-suspect-at-large",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Suspect in custody in shooting near Hope College that left 1 dead, another critical (Detroit News)",
      "url": "https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2022/06/01/hope-college-lockdown-after-shooting-near-campus/7478826001/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hope College sees lockdown due to nearby fatal shooting (WILX)",
      "url": "https://www.wilx.com/2022/06/02/hope-college-goes-into-lockdown-due-nearby-shooting/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hope Alert - Hope College",
      "url": "https://hope.edu/alert/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@HopeCollege on X (verbatim)",
      "url": "https://x.com/HopeCollege/status/1532226422865072128"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "shelter-in-place",
    "off-campus-shooting",
    "homicide",
    "michigan",
    "holland",
    "reformed-church",
    "verbatim",
    "private-liberal-arts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-13",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "responseTimeMinutes": 15
}