{
  "id": "2024-09-12-university-of-minnesota-gun-pointing-17th-university",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-gun-pointing-17th-university-2024-09-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-09-12",
    "type": "aggravated-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Gun pointing incident near 17th and University Ave SE",
    "headlinePublic": "Gun pointing incident near 17th and University Ave SE",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [1 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) for this aggravated assault incident on 2024-09-12.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 1 message(s) from the public alerts archive.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "September 12, 2024 at 9:23 PM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: Gun pointing incident at 8:50 pm near 17th and University Ave Se. A suspect pointed a gun at a victim from a vehicle. Suspect vehicle is a white Honda Civic with a plate of MN REJ 171. Last seen south bound on Huron Blvd. The suspect was wearing an Atlanta Braves Hat and was the driver of the vehicle. If you see this vehicle call 911. This occurred off campus and involved a community member. Updates and safety tips at: http://z.umn.edu/alerts SAFE-U EMERGENCY",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety Safety Notifications (SAFE-U / Dinkytown)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 483,
      "timestamp": "2024-09-12T21:23:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2024-09-12: 1 transmitted notice(s).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim from publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts.",
    "1 confirmed message(s)."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN Safety Notifications (Alerts)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMN Department of Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "aggravated-assault",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}