{
  "id": "2022-05-05-moody-bible-institute-wells-street-shooting-lockdown",
  "slug": "moody-bible-institute-wells-street-shooting-lockdown-2022-05-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Moody Bible Institute",
    "shortName": "MBI",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "private-liberal-arts",
    "alertSystemName": "MBIPD Emergency Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-05-05",
    "type": "active-shooter",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Nearby street shooting keeps campus in lockdown for nearly five hours overnight",
    "headlinePublic": "Nearby street shooting keeps campus in lockdown for nearly five hours overnight",
    "summary": "On Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:06 PM CDT, [Moody Bible Institute's Public Safety Department](https://public-safety.moody.edu/Homepage/crime-alerts/) initiated a campus lockdown after receiving multiple calls about gunshots heard near campus, originating from 804 N Wells Street. The unknown shooter fled west in a vehicle on Chicago Avenue. The lockdown lasted approximately five hours, until around 3:00 AM on May 6, when Chicago Police confirmed the second shooter had left the area.",
    "outcome": "No campus community members were injured. Shooter fled by vehicle. Lockdown lasted approximately five hours until CPD confirmed the suspects left the area.",
    "resolution": "resolved"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2022-05-05T22:06:00-05:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "May 5, 2022 - Aggravated Assault\n\nIn compliance with the \"Timely Warning\" provision of the Federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, Moody Bible Institute is giving notice of an Aggravated Assault incident near the Chicago campus.\n\nReported Offense: On Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:06 PM, gun shots were heard near campus, Public Safety received calls about the gun shots, and a lockdown was initiated on the Chicago campus. The shooting occurred on the street at 804 N Wells. The unknown shooter fled west in a vehicle on Chicago Ave. The victim who has been identified was shot three times. No one within the Moody community was related. To our knowledge, at no time did any of the gun shots take place on campus, towards campus, nor were any of the offenders present on campus.\n\nThere was a second shooting at Chicago Ave and State St. around the same time, but the events are not believed to be related.\n\nSuspect: Unknown suspect(s) in a brown sedan\n\nInvestigation: The Chicago Police Department is investigating the incident. If you have any information contact the Bureau of Detectives – Area Central (312) 747-8380",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "Moody Bible Institute Public Safety Crime Alerts (Clery Timely Warning)",
      "annotations": [
        "Official Clery Timely Warning recovered from Moody Public Safety crime-alerts page for the May 5, 2022 Wells St. shooting lockdown."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1177,
      "sourceUrl": "https://public-safety.moody.edu/Homepage/crime-alerts/"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2022-05-06T03:00:00-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from Moody Public Safety crime alert archive reporting the lockdown ended around 3:00 AM when CPD confirmed the second shooter had left the area",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Crime Alerts - Chicago - Public Safety - Moody Bible Institute",
      "url": "https://public-safety.moody.edu/Homepage/crime-alerts/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Moody Bible Institute - Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Bible_Institute",
      "type": "reference"
    }
  ],
  "context": "[Moody Bible Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Bible_Institute) sits at 820 N LaSalle Drive in Chicago's Near North Side, a dense urban environment where shooting incidents in the surrounding blocks periodically affect campus operations. This was the second lockdown at MBI within 11 days in spring 2022. On Thursday, May 5, 2022, [multiple calls were received about gunshots at 804 N Wells St.](https://public-safety.moody.edu/Homepage/crime-alerts/) near campus. Public Safety initiated a lockdown at 10:06 PM CDT. The unknown shooter immediately fled west on Chicago Avenue in a vehicle. A second unknown offender also fled in a vehicle. The Chicago Police Department investigated both suspects, and around 3:00 AM on May 6, CPD confirmed the second shooter had left the area, allowing the lockdown to be lifted. No MBI community members were involved or in the area at the time of the shooting. [This incident](https://public-safety.moody.edu/Homepage/crime-alerts/) illustrates the challenge faced by urban Bible colleges and seminaries whose campuses border high-traffic city streets where gun violence can spill into campus safety protocols even when no campus members are involved.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "lockdown",
    "neighborhood-shooting",
    "chicago",
    "bible-college",
    "near-north-side",
    "overnight-lockdown",
    "urban-campus",
    "wells-street"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}