{
  "id": "2025-08-19-university-of-illinois-third-green-armed-subject",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-third-green-armed-subject-2025-08-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign",
    "shortName": "Illinois",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Illini-Alert",
    "enrollment": 56000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-08-19",
    "type": "armed-person",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Armed subject near Third and Green, Champaign",
    "headlinePublic": "Armed subject near Third and Green, Champaign",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1957676394449711360) reported an armed subject with a firearm near Third/Green in Champaign, then said the suspect was believed out of the area.",
    "outcome": "Police searched the area; Illini-Alert stated it was safe to resume normal activity.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-08-19T00:29:58-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. An Armed Subject with a Firearm at the area of Third/Green Champaign.  Use caution and avoid the area. Check email for more information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1957676394449711360",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 1957676394449711360"
      ],
      "characterCount": 160
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-08-19T00:47:40-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency.  Police have searched area.  Suspect not located and believed to be out of the area. It's safe to resume normal activity.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1957680845596033394",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X (official Illini-Alert account, full status text)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @IlliniAlert X status 1957680845596033394"
      ],
      "characterCount": 145
    }
  ],
  "context": "On 2025-08-19, [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://illinois.edu/) [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert) transmitted emergency notifications via the official @IlliniAlert X account. Goldmine handle verified as the campus life-safety alerting channel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Armed-subject emergency with all-clear",
    "Email cross-reference noted in alert text"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X post (initial)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1957676394449711360",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IlliniAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "University of Illinois Police",
      "url": "https://police.illinois.edu/",
      "type": "official"
    },
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert X (all-clear)",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1957680845596033394",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "armed-person",
    "illini-alert",
    "uiuc",
    "champaign"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}