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  "id": "2026-05-07-northern-illinois-university-ridge-drive-shots-fired",
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  "institution": {
    "name": "Northern Illinois University",
    "shortName": "NIU",
    "state": "IL",
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-07",
    "type": "nearby-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unknown",
    "headline": "Shots fired on the 1000 block of Ridge Drive",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired on the 1000 block of Ridge Drive",
    "summary": "NIU [posted a Community Awareness Bulletin after DeKalb Police investigated shots fired in the 1000 block of Ridge Drive](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/archive.shtml) and asked people to avoid the area.",
    "outcome": "Official grammar 'The DeKalb Police Department are' preserved. Distinct from the 2026-05-25 Castle Drive knife assault."
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Community Awareness Bulletin for May 7, 2026",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "The DeKalb Police Department are investigating shots fired in the 1000 block of Ridge Drive. Please avoid the area while officers investigate.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/archive.shtml",
      "sourceDescription": "NIU Safety Notifications archive: Community Awareness Bulletin, shots fired, 1000 block of Ridge Drive",
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        "Distinct from 2026-05-25-northern-illinois-university-castle-drive-aggravated-assault and from 2024-10-20 Convocation Center shooting."
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    }
  ],
  "context": "NIU publishes Safety Notifications at [niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/index.shtml). This product is on the [archive](https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/archive.shtml).",
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      "title": "Community Awareness Bulletin - Shots Fired - 1000 Block of Ridge Drive",
      "url": "https://www.niu.edu/publicsafety/emergency/safetybulletin/archive.shtml",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
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