{
  "id": "2018-08-28-mit-campus-advisory",
  "slug": "mit-campus-advisory-2018-08-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "shortName": "MIT",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MIT Police Timely Warnings",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-08-28",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Campus Advisory reported on MIT campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Campus Advisory reported on MIT campus",
    "summary": "MIT Police [issued a crime alert / timely warning](https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/campus-advisory) on or about 2018-08-28. Full text is preserved from the official MIT Police Crime Alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "MIT Police investigation status as stated in the official crime alert.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on MIT Police crime-alert archive around 2018-08-28",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "MIT Police is currently working with Massachusetts State Police on an investigation into gunshots fired in the vicinity of 400 Memorial Drive, apparently during the early morning hours of August 28, 2018. No injuries have been reported and there are no known direct threats\n\nSuggestions:\n\n\t- If you have any information that might be helpful in this investigation, contact the MIT Police, at W89, 301 Vassar Street, 617-253-1212; or anonymously at 617-258-8477 (8-TIPS) or contact the State Police by calling 911.\n\n\t- If you See Something, Say Something: If at any time you observe any type of suspicious activity or have been the victim of a violent crime, regardless of the location of the incident, please notify the MIT Police Department immediately at 617-253-1212.\n\n\t- If you are indoors and hear the sound of gunfire outside, shelter in place. This means drawing curtains, locking doors, staying low to the ground, and wait for further instructions.\n\n\tThe MIT Police wants to remind the MIT community that we are located in an urban setting and share many of the crime and safety issues that exist in any city. Community members should be vigilant while walking throughout campus and surrounding areas both during the day and at night and to take the appropriate precautions, such as walking with others and utilizing SafeRide. Please review the MIT Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for 2017 for further Streetwise suggestions.\n\nIssued by\n\nSgt. Andrew Turco\n\n\tMIT Police\n\n\t617-253-1212\n\n\taturco@mit.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/campus-advisory",
      "sourceDescription": "MIT Police Crime Alerts & Timely Warnings",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official police.mit.edu crime-alert page structured fields (Incident, Suspect, Summary, Suggestions, Issued by).",
        "Page recovered live from MIT Police Crime Alerts archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1515,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "MIT Police publishes Clery timely warnings and crime alerts at police.mit.edu/crime-alert with full incident narrative, safety guidance, and issuer attribution. This entry is from residual archive recovery for Campus Advisory.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official MIT Police crime-alert page preserves complete timely-warning narrative text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Campus Advisory | MIT Police",
      "url": "https://police.mit.edu/crime-alert/campus-advisory",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "mit",
    "massachusetts-institute-of-technology",
    "timely-warning",
    "other",
    "crime-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}