{
  "id": "2024-11-17-university-of-michigan-brandishing-bb-gun-threat",
  "slug": "university-of-michigan-brandishing-bb-gun-threat-2024-11-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Michigan",
    "shortName": "U-M",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "DPSS Security Bulletin / Crime Alert",
    "enrollment": 51000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-11-17",
    "type": "threat-of-violence",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Students threatened with BB or airsoft gun, initially reported as firearm",
    "headlinePublic": "Students threatened with BB or airsoft gun, initially reported as firearm",
    "summary": "Official public safety [published this notice](https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-11-17-24-brandishing-a-firearm) dated 2024-11-17. Full text is preserved from the official page.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for investigation status and safety guidance."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "November 17, 2024\nSecurity Bulletin 11/17/24: Brandishing a Firearm\nUPDATE: According to AAPD, further investigation has revealed a group of University of Michigan students were threatened with a BB or airsoft gun on Sunday, not a firearm.\nThe Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) has informed DPSS of an ongoing investigation into a reported firearm brandishing incident that occurred on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m. in the 600 block of Oxford Road. According to AAPD, four college-aged males approached a group of University of Michigan students on a porch, attempted to provoke a fight, and one of the suspects displayed a handgun before they fled the area.\nAAPD has stated this appears to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the community. Anyone with information is urged to contact the AAPD tip line at 734.794.6939 or email tips@a2gov.org. You can also reach out to DPSS at 734.763.1131.\nSafety Tips:\nIf threatened, use a blue light emergency phone or call 911.\nReport suspicious behavior immediately by calling 911 or the Confidential Tip Line at 1-800-863-1355.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-11-17-24-brandishing-a-firearm",
      "sourceDescription": "U-M DPSS Security Bulletin 11/17/24",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety web page HTML."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1099,
      "confidence": "high",
      "timestampApprox": "Security Bulletin dated November 17, 2024"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official campus public-safety notice recovered from institutional website.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official full-text notice provides incident narrative and safety guidance."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "U-M DPSS Security Bulletin 11/17/24",
      "url": "https://www.dpss.umich.edu/news-and-alerts/security-bulletins/security-bulletin-11-17-24-brandishing-a-firearm",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "michigan",
    "dpss",
    "threat-of-violence",
    "security-bulletin"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}