{
  "id": "2020-10-11-ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-october-11-2020",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-neighborhood-safety-notice-october-11-2020-2020-10-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-10-11",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shooting off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "headlinePublic": "Shooting off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
    "summary": "Ohio State DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/10/11/neighborhood-safety-notice-october-11-2020). Full text recovered from dps.osu.edu.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2020-10-11",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "This is an update from the Buckeye Alerts that were sent this morning.\nThe following information was provided by the Columbus Division of Police: On 10/11/2020, at approximately 2:09 a.m., Columbus Police responded to a report of a shooting in an alley in the 100 block of 14th Avenue. Officers arrived to find a victim with a gunshot wound, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Reports indicate that individuals were asked to leave a house party in the area, and an altercation occurred outside. The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is investigating the incident and is questioning persons of interest. CPD has criminally charged one suspect.\nThe police have identified the victim of this tragedy as Ohio State student Chase Meola.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/10/11/neighborhood-safety-notice-october-11-2020",
      "sourceDescription": "Ohio State DPS official news/public safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.osu.edu news page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 738,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Ohio State University Department of Public Safety notice archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official DPS public safety notice text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Shooting off-campus neighborhood safety notice",
      "url": "https://dps.osu.edu/news/2020/10/11/neighborhood-safety-notice-october-11-2020",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "ohio-state",
    "2020",
    "shots-fired",
    "dps",
    "clery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}