{
  "id": "2023-04-14-syracuse-university-false-active-shooter-rumor-at-maxwell-school-confi",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-false-active-shooter-rumor-at-maxwell-school-confi-2023-04-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-14",
    "type": "false-report",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "False active shooter rumor at Maxwell School confirmed",
    "headlinePublic": "False active shooter rumor at Maxwell School confirmed",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2023/04/14/public-safety-informational-notice-false-report-called-in-to-law-enforcement-/). 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": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS) received a FALSE report of a rumored active shooter situation in the Maxwell School. Out of an abundance of caution, DPS officers responded and confirmed this report to be FALSE. Together with our law enforcement partners, we are investigating who is responsible for making this false report. If you have any information, please contact DPS or local police.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2023/04/14/public-safety-informational-notice-false-report-called-in-to-law-enforcement-/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 411,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2023-04-14"
    }
  ],
  "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: FALSE Report Called in to Law Enforcement, Confirmed to be FALSE",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2023/04/14/public-safety-informational-notice-false-report-called-in-to-law-enforcement-/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "false-report"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}