{
  "id": "2023-04-17-sandhills-community-college-threat-evacuation",
  "slug": "sandhills-community-college-threat-evacuation-2023-04-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Sandhills Community College",
    "shortName": "Sandhills",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-17",
    "type": "threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Sandhills Community College threat evacuation and all-clear (Apr 17, 2023)",
    "headlinePublic": "Sandhills Community College threat evacuation and all-clear (Apr 17, 2023)",
    "summary": "Sandhills Community College [suspended all in-person activities and ordered evacuation of all locations due to a threat on April 17, 2023](https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648001330881896450), then [reported the individual was located off campus while buildings remained closed](https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648016601172549642).",
    "outcome": "Threat subject located off campus; buildings remained closed that day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-04-17",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Out of an abundance of caution, Sandhills Community College is suspending all in-person activities including classes immediately. Due to a threat, please evacuate all Sandhills locations until further notice. Additional information will be forthcoming.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648001330881896450",
      "sourceDescription": "Sandhills threat evacuate Apr 17",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @SandhillsCC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 252
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-04-17",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Please be aware that the individual related to the threat has been located off campus by authorities. Once the active investigation is completed by local law enforcement, more information will be forthcoming. All buildings will remain closed today.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648016601172549642",
      "sourceDescription": "Sandhills threat update Apr 17",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @SandhillsCC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 248
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b297 Sandhills Community College residual threat evacuation sequence.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Threat subject located off campus; buildings remained closed that day."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Sandhills threat evacuate Apr 17",
      "url": "https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648001330881896450",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sandhills threat update Apr 17",
      "url": "https://x.com/SandhillsCC/status/1648016601172549642",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "threat",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach",
    "evacuation"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}