{
  "id": "2024-11-10-tulane-university-aggravated-assault-duncan-plaza",
  "slug": "tulane-university-aggravated-assault-duncan-plaza-2024-11-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tulane University",
    "shortName": "Tulane",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TU Alerts / TUPD Crime Alerts"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-11-10",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Victim reports hammer attack near Duncan Plaza or main library",
    "headlinePublic": "Victim reports hammer attack near Duncan Plaza or main library",
    "summary": "Tulane University Police Department issued a [campus crime notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_AggravatedAssault_NEAR-DOWNTOWN-CAMPUS_111024.pdf) for a aggravated assault incident on 2024-11-10. The full text is recovered from the official TUPD PDF on the [Crime Alerts archive](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "A victim reported being struck in the head with a hammer by one of two suspects near Duncan Plaza or behind the New Orleans Public Library. Investigation ongoing.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2024-11-10 (PDF on Crime Alerts archive)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Tulane University Police Department\n\nSubject: Safety Notice – Aggravated Assault – NEAR DOWNTOWN CAMPUS\n\nOffense: Aggravated Assault\n\nDate: November 10, 2024\n\nContent Warning: The following narrative references an aggravated assault near campus\n\nDATE & TIME OF OCCURRENCE: November 10, 2024, at approximately 5:50 p.m.\n\nLOCATION: The victim reports that the incident either occurred near Duncan Plaza or behind the New Orleans Public Library located at 219 Loyola Ave.\n\nREPORTED OFFENSE: On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at approximately 5:50 p.m., a victim reported to TUPD that the victim was walking outside when the victim was attacked by two black males, one of whom struck the victim in the head with a hammer. The victim reports that the incident either occurred near Duncan Plaza or behind the New Orleans Public Library located at 219 Loyola Ave.\n\nINVESTIGATION ONGOING:\n\nIf you have any information about these crimes, call TUPD at 504-865-5381 or NOPD at 504-8212222.\n\n*Descriptions provided by victim/witness. Information about the race or ethnicity of alleged offenders is provided only to aid detailed descriptions that include physical stature, clothing or unusual characteristics. Racial descriptions do not, by themselves, offer a meaningful picture of an individual's appearance.\n\nTAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIME\n\n1. BE AWARE of your surroundings at all times.\n\n2. REPORT suspicious activity immediately.\n\n3. BE A GOOD WITNESS. Describe exactly what you observe with as many details as possible. Give complete descriptions such as sex, race, height, weight, hair color, clothing, etc.\n\nTUPD\n\nEmergency: 504-865-5911\n\nNon-Emergency: 504-865-5381 NOPD Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 504-821-2222\n\nHELPFUL NUMBERS\n\nLate Night Transportation: 504-314-SAFE Escort: 504-865-5381 http://tulane.edu/police/uptown/\n\nhttp://www.nola.gov/nopd/crime-data/crime-maps/",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_AggravatedAssault_NEAR-DOWNTOWN-CAMPUS_111024.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "TUPD PDF (SafetyNotice_AggravatedAssault_NEAR-DOWNTOWN-CAMPUS_111024)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full official Safety Notice / Timely Warning PDF from publicsafety.tulane.edu crime-alerts archive.",
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      ],
      "characterCount": 1863
    }
  ],
  "context": "TUPD publishes Clery Act [crime alerts and safety notices as PDFs](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts) for incidents on and near its Uptown and Downtown campuses. On 2024-11-10, TUPD issued the notice titled in the PDF at [this official file](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_AggravatedAssault_NEAR-DOWNTOWN-CAMPUS_111024.pdf). A victim reported being struck in the head with a hammer by one of two suspects near Duncan Plaza or behind the New Orleans Public Library. Investigation ongoing. Prior campus-area crime notices in this archive include the [January 2023 Hillary Street armed robberies](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_ArmedRobberies_011523.pdf) and the [April 2024 Hutchinson Building active-threat resolution notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNoticeActiveThreatDowntownCampus_041924.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim text recovered from official TUPD PDF on the public Crime Alerts archive (234-notice corpus).",
    "Notice is a campus-transmitted Clery timely warning or safety notice (email channel), not a press release."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TUPD notice PDF (2024-11-10)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_AggravatedAssault_NEAR-DOWNTOWN-CAMPUS_111024.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crime Alerts - Tulane Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "aggravated-assault",
    "hammer",
    "near-campus",
    "downtown",
    "safety-notice",
    "tulane",
    "louisiana",
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  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}