{
  "id": "2024-08-30-syracuse-university-off-campus-shooting",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-off-campus-shooting-2024-08-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert",
    "enrollment": 22850
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-30",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Teenager killed in a shooting just off campus; suspect surrendered days later",
    "headlinePublic": "Teenager killed in a shooting just off campus; suspect surrendered days later",
    "summary": "On the evening of August 30, 2024, a [shooting at 901 Madison Street](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/public-safety-update-syracuse-police-department-investigating-an-off-campus-shooting-on-madison-st/) near the Syracuse University campus killed a 15-year-old girl. The Department of Public Safety issued a campus alert at 8:30 PM EDT urging the community to avoid the area, followed by a [follow-up at 9:55 PM EDT confirming no active threat](https://dailyorange.com/2024/08/person-pronounced-dead-shooting-900-block-madison-street/) to the campus. A 15-year-old male suspect turned himself in two days later.",
    "outcome": "A 15-year-old girl was killed. A 15-year-old male suspect turned himself in to Syracuse Police on September 1 and was arraigned and remanded to Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Facility.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 1,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-30T20:30:00-04:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "On August 30th, 2024 at approximately 8:14pm, DPS & SPD received a report of gunshots at 901 Madison St. The Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department are investigating. Stay away from the area until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/19-public-safety-notice-gunshots/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety official notice #19: Gunshots, published August 31, 2024",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from the official Syracuse University DPS Public Safety Notice #19 published on the DPS website at dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/19-public-safety-notice-gunshots/",
        "The shooting occurred at approximately 8:14 PM EDT on August 30, 2024; this notice was the initial campus-wide alert sent at approximately 8:30 PM EDT",
        "901 Madison Street is located near University Hill, adjacent to the Syracuse University campus"
      ],
      "characterCount": 236
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-30T21:55:00-04:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "As a follow up to the Public Safety Notice sent a short time ago, the Syracuse Police Department (SPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred off-campus near the 900 block of Madison Street. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to the scene to offer assistance to SPD, who is the lead law enforcement agency. Together with SPD, DPS can confirm there is no physical threat to the Syracuse University community.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/public-safety-update-syracuse-police-department-investigating-an-off-campus-shooting-on-madison-st/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety official Public Safety Update, published August 31, 2024",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text from the official Syracuse University DPS 'Public Safety Update' published on the DPS website; this follow-up confirmed no physical threat to the university community",
        "The message explicitly framed SPD as the lead law enforcement agency, with DPS in a supporting role, transferring ownership of the homicide investigation off campus",
        "Issued as a follow-up to the initial gunshots notice; it references that earlier notice was 'sent a short time ago'"
      ],
      "characterCount": 423
    }
  ],
  "context": "On the evening of August 30, 2024, just days into the fall semester, Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department responded to [reports of gunshots at 901 Madison Street](https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/public-safety-update-syracuse-police-department-investigating-an-off-campus-shooting-on-madison-st/) at approximately 8:14 PM EDT. The victim, [a 15-year-old girl](https://cnycentral.com/news/local/young-girl-killed-near-university-hill), was pronounced dead at the scene. DPS issued a campus-wide alert at approximately 8:30 PM EDT urging the community to avoid the area, followed by a second message at 9:55 PM EDT confirming no active threat to the campus. The [Daily Orange reported](https://dailyorange.com/2024/08/person-pronounced-dead-shooting-900-block-madison-street/) that a 15-year-old male suspect [turned himself in to Syracuse Police on September 1](https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/girl-killed-in-syracuse-shooting-on-madison-street/) and was arraigned and remanded to the Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Facility. Madison Street runs along the edge of the University Hill neighborhood and is frequented by students heading to off-campus establishments.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The shooting occurred just days into the fall 2024 semester, during a time when many new students were still orienting to the neighborhood",
    "The alert was issued approximately 16 minutes after the shooting, and the no-threat follow-up came about 85 minutes later",
    "Both the victim and the suspect were 15 years old and not affiliated with the university, but the proximity to campus required a campus-wide notification"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Public Safety Update: Syracuse Police Department Investigating an Off-Campus Shooting on Madison St (SU DPS)",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/public-safety-update-syracuse-police-department-investigating-an-off-campus-shooting-on-madison-st/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Juvenile female pronounced dead after shooting in 900 block of Madison Street (Daily Orange)",
      "url": "https://dailyorange.com/2024/08/person-pronounced-dead-shooting-900-block-madison-street/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Syracuse police identify 15-year-old killed near University Hill (CNY Central)",
      "url": "https://cnycentral.com/news/local/young-girl-killed-near-university-hill",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Arrest made for girl killed in Syracuse shooting on Madison Street (LocalSYR)",
      "url": "https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/girl-killed-in-syracuse-shooting-on-madison-street/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety official notice #19: Gunshots, published August 31, 2024",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2024/08/31/19-public-safety-notice-gunshots/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "homicide",
    "off-campus",
    "juvenile",
    "new-york",
    "private-university",
    "fall-semester"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}