{ "id": "2025-08-05-tulane-university-thirteen15-illegal-firearm-discharge", "slug": "tulane-university-thirteen15-illegal-firearm-discharge-2025-08-05", "institution": { "name": "Tulane University", "shortName": "Tulane", "state": "LA", "type": "private-r1", "alertSystemName": "TU Alerts / TUPD Crime Alerts" }, "incident": { "date": "2025-08-05", "type": "shots-fired", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "headline": "Single gunshot into the air behind downtown student housing captured on video", "headlinePublic": "Single gunshot into the air behind downtown student housing captured on video", "summary": "Tulane University Police Department issued a [campus crime notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_IllegalDischargeofaFirearm_DowntownCampus_080525.pdf) for a shots fired incident on 2025-08-05. The full text is recovered from the official TUPD PDF on the [Crime Alerts archive](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts).", "outcome": "An unidentified subject fired a single gunshot into the air behind Thirteen15 and fled; the weapon was not pointed at anyone. Investigation ongoing with video evidence.", "casualties": { "killed": 0, "injured": 0 }, "resolution": "under-investigation" }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2025-08-05 (PDF on Crime Alerts archive)", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Subject: SAFETY NOTICE - Illegal Discharge of a Firearm – DOWNTOWN CAMPUS\n\nDate: August 5, 2025\n\nOccurrence Information:\n\nDate & Time: August 5, 2025, at 4:35 a.m.\n\nLocation: Thirteen15: 1315 Gravier St., New Orleans, LA 70112\n\nReported Offense: On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 4:35 a.m., an unidentified subject entered the area behind Thirteen15, fired a single gunshot into the air, then fled the area. The subject did not point his weapon at anyone during this incident. This incident was captured on video surveillance and law enforcement is working to apprehend the subject.\n\nSuspect's Description: The suspect is described as a bald-headed black male, wearing a black shirt and blue jeans and carrying a small blue bag.\n\nINVESTIGATION ONGOING: If you have any information about these crimes, call TUPD at 504-865-5381 or NOPD at 504-821-2222\n\n*Descriptions provided by victim/witness. Information about the complexion 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\nPlease Remember These Safety Tips:\n\n• Be aware of your surroundings at all times even in areas or places you feel safe. • Beware of individuals approaching you or your vehicle.\n\n• Always park in a well-lit area. • Be aware of anyone following through badge access entryways on campus. • In case of an emergency, call campus police immediately at 504-865-5911. Save the numbers in your phone contacts for easy access. • If you see something, say something. Report suspicious activity to Campus Police. • Download the Tulane Everbridge App where you can receive TU Alerts directly to the app and you will be able to utilize several safety features. Everbridge App | Emergency Preparedness & Response • Please remember that emergency blue light phones are located throughout campus, and you can use these to alert Campus Police to an emergency.\n\nResources:\n\nTUPD Emergency: 504-865-5911 Non-Emergency: 504-865-5381\n\nNOPD Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 504-821-2222\n\nHelpful Numbers Late Night Transportation: 504-314-SAFE Escort: 504-865-5381", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_IllegalDischargeofaFirearm_DowntownCampus_080525.pdf", "sourceDescription": "TUPD PDF (SafetyNotice_IllegalDischargeofaFirearm_DowntownCampus_080525)", "annotations": [ "Full official Safety Notice / Timely Warning PDF from publicsafety.tulane.edu crime-alerts archive.", "Soft PDF line wraps joined; PDF ligatures normalized to ASCII; paragraph breaks preserved." ], "characterCount": 2226 } ], "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 2025-08-05, TUPD issued the notice titled in the PDF at [this official file](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_IllegalDischargeofaFirearm_DowntownCampus_080525.pdf). An unidentified subject fired a single gunshot into the air behind Thirteen15 and fled; the weapon was not pointed at anyone. Investigation ongoing with video evidence. 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 (2025-08-05)", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_IllegalDischargeofaFirearm_DowntownCampus_080525.pdf", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "Crime Alerts - Tulane Public Safety", "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts", "type": "official-archive" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "shots-fired", "illegal-discharge", "downtown", "thirteen15", "safety-notice", "tulane", "louisiana", "tupd-pdf" ], "dateAdded": "2026-07-20", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20", "addedBy": "ingestion" }