{
  "id": "2025-09-22-iu-south-bend-shelter-in-place-domestic-shots",
  "slug": "iu-south-bend-shelter-in-place-domestic-shots-2025-09-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Indiana University South Bend",
    "shortName": "IU South Bend",
    "state": "IN",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "IU Notify",
    "enrollment": 4200
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-22",
    "type": "armed-person",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Armed person report, September 22, 2025",
    "summary": "On the evening of September 22, 2025, [Indiana University South Bend](https://southbend.iu.edu/) issued an IU Notify shelter-in-place order after South Bend Police responded to a domestic disturbance on the 1000 block of S. 23rd Street where suspect Erick Hordos, 41, fired a shotgun during a dispute and then crashed his vehicle near campus before fleeing on foot. Because the armed suspect was believed to be within a half-mile of campus, IU South Bend locked down for [approximately 90 minutes](https://www.wndu.com/2025/09/23/iu-south-bend-told-shelter-place-while-police-search-reported-armed-man-near-campus/) before the shelter order was lifted; Hordos was taken into custody the following morning without further incident.",
    "outcome": "Shelter-in-place lifted approximately an hour and a half after it was issued, once police determined no active threat remained on campus. Erick Hordos was arrested on charges including intimidation, criminal recklessness, and leaving the scene of an accident. No campus injuries.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUSB alert: South Bend police are responding to an armed subject near Twyckenham and Mishawaka Ave. Avoid the area and shelter in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB alert)",
      "annotations": [
        "South Bend Police responded around 8 p.m. CDT to the 1000 block of S. 23rd Street, roughly half a mile from IU South Bend's campus on the Mishawaka Avenue corridor",
        "Hordos had fired the shotgun into the ground during the domestic dispute, then pointed it at a witness before driving away; his vehicle then crashed near Northside Boulevard and Clover Street, close to campus",
        "IU South Bend uses the IU Notify system (branded across all IU campuses); unlike the Bloomington campus, South Bend's alerts cover a compact urban commuter campus of approximately 4,200 students"
      ],
      "characterCount": 136,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970285178737053979",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-22T20:32:47-04:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-22T20:40:35-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUSB alert: South Bend police are searching for a white male age 40+ in the area of Bellevue and Ruskin. Avoid the area and shelter in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970287140568473754",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB alert update Bellevue/Ruskin)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official @IUpolice update during Sept 22 2025 IUSB shelter-in-place"
      ],
      "characterCount": 141
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-22T21:03:16-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUSB update: South Bend PD are searching for an armed white male, wearing blue jeans, a brown shirt, work boots headed south on Twyckenham.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970292851951952049",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB suspect description update)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official @IUpolice suspect description update"
      ],
      "characterCount": 139
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-22T21:28:28-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUSB update: South Bend PD continue searching for an armed white male subject near Veterans Memorial Park. Avoid the area. Shelter in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970299191890190767",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB Veterans Memorial Park update)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official @IUpolice search-area update"
      ],
      "characterCount": 140
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUSB final update: The off-campus incident has concluded. There is no known threat to campus. Resume normal activity.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB final update)",
      "annotations": [
        "The all-clear was issued while the suspect was still at large, which is operationally notable: police concluded the campus perimeter was not at risk even though Hordos had not been apprehended",
        "WNDU reported the shelter order was lifted 'a couple hours later' and police were 'still searching'; Hordos was ultimately taken into custody on September 23, 2025",
        "The wording 'South Bend Police continue to search' in the all-clear is an unusual and transparent acknowledgment of unresolved status -- most all-clears omit this caveat"
      ],
      "characterCount": 117,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970309479229984950",
      "timestamp": "2025-09-22T22:09:21-04:00"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Suspect in custody after manhunt prompts large police presence in South Bend (WNDU)",
      "url": "https://www.wndu.com/2025/09/23/iu-south-bend-told-shelter-place-while-police-search-reported-armed-man-near-campus/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "IUSB shelter-in-place lifted; South Bend Police continue search for suspect (WSBT)",
      "url": "https://wsbt.com/news/local/police-search-for-armed-man-shelter-in-place-at-iusb-campus-suspect-twyckenham-south-bend-police-college-indiana-university-south-bend-st-joseph-county-indiana",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Man charged in shots fired case that prompted hours-long manhunt in South Bend (WNDU)",
      "url": "https://www.wndu.com/2025/09/25/man-charged-shots-fired-case-that-prompted-hours-long-manhunt-south-bend/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Suspect believed to be armed suspect near IU South Bend now in custody (953 MNC)",
      "url": "https://www.953mnc.com/2025/09/23/south-bend-police-looking-for-armed-suspect-near-i-u-south-bend/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "IU Notify - Indiana University South Bend",
      "url": "https://southbend.iu.edu/administration/police/index.html",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice X — IUSB armed subject alert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970285178737053979",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice X — IUSB final all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970309479229984950",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB alert update Bellevue/Ruskin)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970287140568473754",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB suspect description update)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970292851951952049",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice on X (verbatim IUSB Veterans Memorial Park update)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/1970299191890190767",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Indiana University South Bend is a public master's-granting campus of the Indiana University system, serving roughly 4,200 students in an urban commuter setting along Mishawaka Avenue on South Bend's north side. On the evening of Monday, September 22, 2025, [South Bend Police responded to the 1000 block of S. 23rd Street](https://wsbt.com/news/local/police-search-for-armed-man-shelter-in-place-at-iusb-campus-suspect-twyckenham-south-bend-police-college-indiana-university-south-bend-st-joseph-county-indiana) at approximately 8 p.m. CDT after a domestic disturbance where 41-year-old Erick Hordos allegedly fired a shotgun into the ground during a dispute with a woman, then pointed the weapon at a witness before fleeing in a vehicle. Hordos's car subsequently crashed near Northside Boulevard and Clover Street -- a location less than half a mile from the IU South Bend campus -- and he exited, fired additional shots, and fled on foot. Because the armed suspect was in the immediate vicinity of campus, [IU South Bend issued an IU Notify shelter-in-place alert](https://www.wndu.com/2025/09/23/iu-south-bend-told-shelter-place-while-police-search-reported-armed-man-near-campus/) to the campus community. The shelter-in-place was lifted approximately 90 minutes later, once officers confirmed the campus perimeter was secure -- even though Hordos remained at large until the following morning. Hordos was ultimately [charged with intimidation, criminal recklessness, and leaving the scene of an accident](https://www.wndu.com/2025/09/25/man-charged-shots-fired-case-that-prompted-hours-long-manhunt-south-bend/). The case highlights a recurring challenge for commuter branch campuses in urban settings: when off-campus domestic violence spills into surrounding blocks, the campus must balance community transparency against operational disruption for evening students.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "armed-person",
    "shelter-in-place",
    "domestic-violence",
    "indiana",
    "iu-south-bend",
    "branch-campus",
    "iu-notify",
    "urban-campus",
    "commuter-campus",
    "2025"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}