{
  "id": "2025-04-07-syracuse-university-swatting-call-at-suny-esf-no-active-shooter-on-cam",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-swatting-call-at-suny-esf-no-active-shooter-on-cam-2025-04-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-04-07",
    "type": "swatting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "Swatting call at SUNY-ESF; no active shooter on campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Swatting call at SUNY-ESF; no active shooter on campus",
    "summary": "Syracuse University DPS [published a public safety notice](https://dps.syr.edu/2025/04/07/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-suny-esf-no-active-shooter/). 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": "The Department of Public Safety would like to inform the campus community that SUNY-ESF is currently responding to a swatting incident. We want to reassure everyone that there is no active shooter on campus, despite any reports you may have seen. Please be aware that you may notice an increased police presence, but rest assured, there is no ongoing threat. Thank you for your understanding.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://dps.syr.edu/2025/04/07/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-suny-esf-no-active-shooter/",
      "sourceDescription": "Syracuse University Department of Public Safety notice",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official dps.syr.edu public safety notice HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 392,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "DPS notice dated 2025-04-07"
    }
  ],
  "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: Swatting Call at SUNY-ESF, NO Active Shooter",
      "url": "https://dps.syr.edu/2025/04/07/public-safety-informational-notice-swatting-call-at-suny-esf-no-active-shooter/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "dps",
    "public-safety-notice",
    "swatting"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}