{
  "id": "2024-12-19-syracuse-university-deceased-non-affiliate-found-in-huntington-hall",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-deceased-non-affiliate-found-in-huntington-hall-2024-12-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-12-19",
    "type": "death",
    "cleryCategory": "community-notice",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Deceased non-affiliate found in Huntington Hall",
    "headlinePublic": "Deceased non-affiliate found in Huntington Hall",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/12/19/public-safety-informational-notice-14/). Full text is preserved from the official DPS page.",
    "outcome": "See official DPS notice for investigation status and safety guidance.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Thursday, December 19, shortly before 11:30 a.m., the Department of Public Safety received a report of a deceased individual on the fifth floor of Huntington Hall. Both DPS and Syracuse Police responded to the scene.\n\nThere are no signs of foul play or suspicious activity and the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office has since removed the deceased from the building. The individual was not affiliated with Syracuse University.\n\nTo report an emergency, please contact the Syracuse Police Department at 315.442.5222 or the Syracuse University Department of Public Safety at 315.443.2224. If you would like to anonymously report NON-EMERGENCY information for DPS, you can use the Silent Witness tool or the Orange Safe App.\n\nIf you or someone you know has been affected by an incident on or near campus, please know that there are resources available to you. In addition, for your safety, please review these suggested safety strategies.\n\nThis public safety information is issued for your safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/12/19/public-safety-informational-notice-14/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1042,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2024-12-19"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety public safety notice series under dps.syr.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official DPS public safety notice preserves campus community warning text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Public Safety Informational Notice",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/12/19/public-safety-informational-notice-14/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "death"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}