{
  "id": "2026-09-06-university-of-minnesota-dinkytown-5th-13th-shooting",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-dinkytown-5th-13th-shooting-2026-09-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "A shooting notice tells people to avoid 5th Street and 13th Avenue",
    "headlinePublic": "A shooting notice tells people to avoid 5th Street and 13th Avenue",
    "summary": "A Dinkytown alert says there is a shooting near 5th St SE and 13th Ave SE and tells people to avoid the area. An update on the [safety notifications page](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) says the scene is still active, there is no ongoing threat, and Minneapolis Police is investigating.",
    "outcome": "The update says there is no current ongoing threat and no suspect description, and that Minneapolis Police is investigating."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "The alerts listing posts this message on 2026-09-06. The body gives no clock and no timezone.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Dinkytown Alert: Shooting in the area of 5th St SE and 13th Ave SE. Avoid the area",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety safety notification",
      "annotations": [
        "Same incident as sequence 2 in this case. The short avoid-the-area message is the first burst.",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-11-01-university-of-minnesota-dinkytown-shooting-13th-5th.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 81ba60788f9a66982c748e0ccd11edf8b79c648a0d5a3f1970fa9a00e08f00b3. Both reads took this body from the official alerts listing."
      ],
      "characterCount": 82
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "The alerts listing posts this update on 2026-09-06. The body gives no clock and no timezone.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Dinkytown Alert: Update on the shooting at 5th St SE and 13th Ave SE.  This scene is still active with a heavy police presence so continue to avoid the area.  There is no current ongoing threat in the area.  There is no suspect description at this time.  Minneapolis Police is investigating this incident.  Updates and safety tips at: z.umn.edu/alerts",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety shooting update",
      "annotations": [
        "Update on the same 2026-09-06 shooting as sequence 1.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 d980eb8eec5efda9927092bd38983f6d43bc00a4097df0e375e842763b502228. Both reads took this body from the official alerts listing."
      ],
      "characterCount": 351
    }
  ],
  "context": "Two Dinkytown alerts cover one shooting near 5th St SE and 13th Ave SE: an avoid-the-area notice, then an update that the scene is still active and there is no ongoing threat.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The update says Minneapolis Police is investigating and that there is no suspect description."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN safety notifications",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "minnesota",
    "shooting"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}