{
  "id": "2024-09-18-ohio-state-university-shooting",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-shooting-2024-09-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "OSU",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert",
    "enrollment": 61677
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-09-18",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Shooting, September 18, 2024",
    "summary": "On September 18, 2024, a [Buckeye Alert was issued at approximately 6:25 PM](https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/graduate-student-injured-after-shooting-at-11th-avenue-and-north-high-street-suspects-remain-at-large/) after two individuals shot at each other near 11th Avenue and North High Street, a major intersection adjacent to the Ohio State campus. A graduate student was struck by a [bullet fragment or debris](https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-state-police-investigating-reported-shooting-south-campus/530-c0eadd21-3610-4cd2-903a-a5c869a7f0ad), sustaining minor injuries. The campus shelter-in-place was lifted at approximately 7:30 PM.",
    "outcome": "The two shooters fled the area and were not immediately identified. Neither was affiliated with Ohio State. The graduate student sustained only a scratch from debris. A bullet struck a vehicle with two occupants, but they were uninjured."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-09-18T18:24:59-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert Columbus: A shooting has occurred at 11th & High St Police are responding. Avoid the area & remain indoors. More info will be sent when available",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@OSUPOLICE on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact Buckeye Alert text from official OSU Police X account.",
        "Mirrored on @OSU_EMFP Emergency Management account at same timestamps."
      ],
      "characterCount": 159,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836531896127492469"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Between 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM EDT on September 18, 2024",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert Columbus UPDATE: Continue to shelter in place. Police are investigating and circulating on and off campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@OSUPOLICE on X (Buckeye Alert, official)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact Buckeye Alert text from official OSU Police X account.",
        "Mirrored on @OSU_EMFP Emergency Management account at same timestamps."
      ],
      "characterCount": 120,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836536081443180804",
      "timestamp": "2024-09-18T18:41:37-04:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-09-18T19:10:10-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE #2: Initial reports are the shooting occurred out of an altercation between individuals. Police continue to investigate. Continue to shelter in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP on X (Buckeye Alert, official)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact Buckeye Alert UPDATE #2 from official OSU Emergency Management X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 157,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/1836543265971278136"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-09-18T19:29:13-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 7:30 PM EDT on September 18, 2024",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert: No known victims at this time & suspects believed to have fled the area. Police remain on patrol with a heavy presence. Shelter in place is lifted. Continue to remain vigilant. Report known details to CPD. Dial 911 in emergencies",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@OSUPOLICE on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact Buckeye Alert text from official OSU Police X account.",
        "Mirrored on @OSU_EMFP Emergency Management account at same timestamps."
      ],
      "characterCount": 244,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836548061725888992"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On the evening of September 18, 2024, two unaffiliated individuals engaged in a [shootout near the intersection of 11th Avenue and North High Street](https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/graduate-student-injured-after-shooting-at-11th-avenue-and-north-high-street-suspects-remain-at-large/), one of the busiest corridors of the Ohio State campus area. The Columbus Division of Police responded as the primary agency since the incident was off campus. A Buckeye Alert was issued at approximately 6:25 PM EDT, directing students to avoid the area and remain indoors. A graduate student was struck by a [bullet fragment or debris](https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-state-police-investigating-reported-shooting-south-campus/530-c0eadd21-3610-4cd2-903a-a5c869a7f0ad), sustaining a minor scratch, and a bullet also struck a parked vehicle with two occupants who were not injured. The shelter-in-place was lifted around 7:30 PM after suspects were believed to have fled. This shooting came just two days after a [September 16 shooting near Olentangy River Road](https://dps.osu.edu/psn/public-safety-notice-september-16-2024), prompting Ohio State to [increase police presence and surveillance](https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/redoubling-security-ohio-state-increases-police-presence-and-surveillance-following-recent-near-campus-shootings/) in the University District and join forces with Columbus to [address rising crime](https://news.osu.edu/ohio-state-news-alert-university-working-with-city-to-address-crime-enhance-safety/) near campus.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two shootings within two days near campus prompted Ohio State to significantly increase police presence and surveillance",
    "The shooters were unaffiliated with the university, highlighting the challenge of off-campus violence spilling into campus zones",
    "Ohio State subsequently partnered with the city of Columbus to enhance safety in the University District"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Graduate student injured after shooting at 11th Avenue and North High Street, suspects remain at large (The Lantern)",
      "url": "https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/graduate-student-injured-after-shooting-at-11th-avenue-and-north-high-street-suspects-remain-at-large/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ohio State police investigating shooting south of campus; 1 struck by bullet fragment (10TV)",
      "url": "https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-state-police-investigating-reported-shooting-south-campus/530-c0eadd21-3610-4cd2-903a-a5c869a7f0ad",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Redoubling security: Ohio State increases police presence following shootings (The Lantern)",
      "url": "https://www.thelantern.com/2024/09/redoubling-security-ohio-state-increases-police-presence-and-surveillance-following-recent-near-campus-shootings/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ohio State News Alert: University working with city to address crime (Ohio State News)",
      "url": "https://news.osu.edu/ohio-state-news-alert-university-working-with-city-to-address-crime-enhance-safety/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSUPOLICE Buckeye Alert — shooting 11th & High",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836531896127492469",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSUPOLICE Buckeye Alert UPDATE — continue SIP",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836536081443180804",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSUPOLICE Buckeye Alert — shelter lifted",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSUPOLICE/status/1836548061725888992",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP Buckeye Alert UPDATE #2 — altercation",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/1836543265971278136",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "crossfire",
    "off-campus",
    "ohio",
    "big-ten",
    "buckeye-alert",
    "shelter-in-place",
    "north-high-street",
    "university-district"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "communityResponse": {
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "summary": "Students and parents criticized that no Buckeye Alert was sent for the off-campus shooting and [pushed OSU to expand the alert perimeter](https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/students-parents-want-osu-to-expand-perimeter-for-where-buckeye-alerts-are-issued), with one nearby student saying they had \"no idea\" and wished they'd gotten a text; the university said its [boundaries are dictated by the Clery Act](https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/ohio-state-students-parents-want-emergency-notifications-to-cover-more-off-campus-incidents/164892/).",
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I had no idea",
        "speaker": "Ohio State student living on Chittenden Avenue (re: not being alerted to the nearby shooting)",
        "source": "ABC6 (WSYX)",
        "sourceUrl": "https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/students-parents-want-osu-to-expand-perimeter-for-where-buckeye-alerts-are-issued",
        "sourceType": "local-media",
        "isVerbatimConfirmed": false
      },
      {
        "text": "loved to have gotten a text about it",
        "speaker": "Ohio State student living on Chittenden Avenue",
        "source": "ABC6 (WSYX)",
        "sourceUrl": "https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/students-parents-want-osu-to-expand-perimeter-for-where-buckeye-alerts-are-issued",
        "sourceType": "local-media",
        "isVerbatimConfirmed": false
      },
      {
        "text": "Off-campus incidents will not result in a Buckeye Alert unless an issue is heading toward or posing a threat to the campus",
        "speaker": "Cassandra Shaffer, OSU Division of Public Safety",
        "source": "ABC6 (WSYX) / Campus Safety Magazine",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/ohio-state-students-parents-want-emergency-notifications-to-cover-more-off-campus-incidents/164892/",
        "sourceType": "local-media",
        "isVerbatimConfirmed": false
      }
    ],
    "confidence": "medium"
  }
}