{
  "id": "2023-11-17-syracuse-university-discarded-firearm-recovered-near-waverly-avenue-bu",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-discarded-firearm-recovered-near-waverly-avenue-bu-2023-11-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-11-17",
    "type": "weapons",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Discarded firearm recovered near Waverly Avenue bus stop",
    "headlinePublic": "Discarded firearm recovered near Waverly Avenue bus stop",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2023/11/17/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-recovers-discarded-firearm/). 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 Friday, November 17, 2023, at approximately 11:13 a.m., The Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a report of a person possessing a firearm near a bus stop on Waverly Avenue. The suspect was said to have shown the weapon to a group they were with in a non-menacing manner.\n\nUpon arrival, DPS and the Syracuse Police Department (SPD) began a search as the suspect had fled on foot toward Irving Avenue, where they were eventually detained without further incident. Once in custody, officers searched the suspect for a weapon with negative results. Officers conducted a search around the path the suspect took and quickly recovered a firearm that had been discarded into the bushes.\n\nThe suspect has been identified as a non-affiliate of Syracuse University and is currently in custody of SPD.\n\nIf you were in the vicinity at the time of this incident and have additional information to share, please contact SPD at 315.442.5222 or DPS at 315.443.2224. If you would like to anonymously report NON-EMERGENCY information for DPS, you can use the Silent Witness tool.\n\nThis public safety information is issued for your safety in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2023/11/17/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-recovers-discarded-firearm/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1173,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2023-11-17"
    }
  ],
  "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: DPS Recovers Discarded Firearm, No Imminent Threat Towards Campus Community",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2023/11/17/public-safety-informational-notice-dps-recovers-discarded-firearm/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "weapons"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}