{
  "id": "2025-08-20-north-carolina-a-and-t-deese-clocktower-shots-fired",
  "slug": "north-carolina-a-and-t-deese-clocktower-shots-fired-2025-08-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University",
    "shortName": "NC A&T",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "AggieAlert / @ncatsuaggies",
    "enrollment": 13500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-08-20",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Shots fired near Deese Clocktower; avoid the area",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired near Deese Clocktower; avoid the area",
    "summary": "NC A&T [issued an AggieAlert for shots fired](https://x.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1958037317563650303).",
    "outcome": "Incident cleared; resume normal activities."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2025-08-20T01:24:09-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "EMERGENCY- AggieAlert! Shots fired between the area of the Deese Clocktower.  UPD is investigating. Avoid the area at this time.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1958037317563650303",
      "sourceDescription": "@ncatsuaggies AggieAlert",
      "annotations": [
        "Official institutional X AggieAlert; double spaces and casing preserved.",
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03.",
        "SPN 523 at capture.",
        "Distinct incident from later Sept 2025 AggieAlert shots-fired cases: different location (Deese Clocktower) and date."
      ],
      "characterCount": 128
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2025-08-20T03:04:38-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "URGENT- AggieAlert! The incident near Deese Clocktower area has been cleared. Resume normal activities. Call UPD 336-334-7675 with any questions.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1958062605706113236",
      "sourceDescription": "@ncatsuaggies AggieAlert clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual X fetch. SPN 523. Sequence completion."
      ],
      "characterCount": 145
    }
  ],
  "context": "North Carolina A&T State University is an HBCU in Greensboro. Official [@ncatsuaggies](https://x.com/ncatsuaggies) posts AggieAlert emergency messages.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "AggieAlert carries location-specific avoid-area guidance."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@ncatsuaggies AggieAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1958037317563650303",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@ncatsuaggies Deese clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/ncatsuaggies/status/1958062605706113236",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "north-carolina",
    "shots-fired",
    "aggiealert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}