{
  "id": "2020-09-06-syracuse-university-gunfire-exchanged-between-vehicles-near-campus",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-gunfire-exchanged-between-vehicles-near-campus-2020-09-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPS Public Safety Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-09-06",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Gunfire exchanged between vehicles near campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Gunfire exchanged between vehicles near campus",
    "summary": "Syracuse DPS [published a Public Safety Notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2020/09/06/public-safety-notice-incident-near-campus). Full text recovered from the official dps.syr.edu archive.",
    "outcome": "See official Syracuse DPS notice page for further updates if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Syracuse DPS notice dated 2020-09-06",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On Sunday, Sept. 6, just after midnight, two vehicles were traveling at a high rate of speed on East Adams St. past Walnut Ave. and Walnut Pl., north onto Comstock Ave. The two vehicles eventually turned onto E. Genesee St. and headed downtown away from campus. According to the Syracuse Police Department, gunfire was exchanged between the vehicles’ occupants. No one affiliated with Syracuse University was involved and no injuries have been reported. A police presence was visible near campus as Syracuse Police, assisted by Department of Public Safety officers, worked to gather evidence.\n\nIf anyone has any information regarding this incident, 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 to DPS, you can use the Silent Witness tool.\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/2020/09/06/public-safety-notice-incident-near-campus",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse DPS Public Safety Notice: Incident Near Campus",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official dps.syr.edu Public Safety Notice archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1206,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice archived at [dps.syr.edu](https://dps.syr.edu/2020/09/06/public-safety-notice-incident-near-campus).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official campus public-safety notice text recovered from DPS archive."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public Safety Notice: Incident Near Campus",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2020/09/06/public-safety-notice-incident-near-campus",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2020",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "shots-fired",
    "syracuse"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}