{
  "id": "2022-09-22-howard-university-gunshots-reported-near-5th-and-hobart-streets",
  "slug": "howard-university-gunshots-reported-near-5th-and-hobart-streets-2022-09-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Howard University",
    "shortName": "Howard",
    "state": "DC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "HU Alert / Bison Safe",
    "enrollment": 13000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-09-22",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Gunshots reported near 5th and Hobart Streets",
    "headlinePublic": "Gunshots reported near 5th and Hobart Streets",
    "summary": "Howard DPS [published Crime Alert - Police Activity](https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-police-activity). Full text recovered from the official publicsafety.howard.edu Crime Alert archive.",
    "outcome": "See official Howard DPS Crime Alert page for further updates if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2022-09-22 (page archive date; exact email clock time not stated)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating a report of gunshots near the Howard University main campus.\n\nThe incident was reported at approximately 1:48 a.m. near 5th and Hobart Streets, NW. At the time of this alert, no lookout, suspect descriptions, or injuries have been disclosed.\n\nAnyone with information about this incident should immediately contact DPS at 202-806-1100, or call 911 to reach MPD.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-police-activity",
      "sourceDescription": "Howard DPS Crime Alert - Police Activity",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from Howard DPS Crime Alert / advisory archive at publicsafety.howard.edu.",
        "Incident date taken from earliest page date stamp when body clock date is not explicit."
      ],
      "characterCount": 418,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Howard University Department of Public Safety Crime Alert archived at [publicsafety.howard.edu](https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-police-activity).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official Clery-style campus community notification text recovered from public DPS site."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Howard DPS Crime Alert - Police Activity",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.howard.edu/articles/crime-alert-police-activity",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2022",
    "clery-timely-warning",
    "crime-alert",
    "howard",
    "police-activity",
    "shots-fired"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}