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  "id": "2024-05-30-university-of-illinois-third-clark-armed-robbery",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-third-clark-armed-robbery-2024-05-30",
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    "name": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign",
    "shortName": "Illinois",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Illini-Alert",
    "enrollment": 56000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-05-30",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Armed robbery at Third/Clark",
    "headlinePublic": "Armed robbery at Third/Clark",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1796060036659110109) reported an armed robbery with a firearm at Third/Clark with avoid-area guidance, then said suspects left the area.",
    "outcome": "Suspects believed left; safe to resume normal activity.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-05-30T01:04:16-05:00",
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      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. An Armed Robbery with a Firearm just occurred in at Third/Clark .  Use caution and avoid the area. Check email for more information",
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      "timestamp": "2024-05-30T01:20:49-05:00",
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      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency.  Police are on scene investigating. Continue to avoid the area.",
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      "timestamp": "2024-05-30T01:35:17-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency.  Police have searched area.  Suspect(s) believed to have left the area. Safe to resume normal activity.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1796067842728526225",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X",
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  "context": "UIUC Illini-Alert via @IlliniAlert.",
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    {
      "title": "@IlliniAlert account",
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    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert update",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1796064201099624694",
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    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1796067842728526225",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "robbery",
    "illini-alert",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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