{
  "id": "2024-10-22-university-of-minnesota-protest-building-lockdowns",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-protest-building-lockdowns-2024-10-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-22",
    "type": "civil-unrest",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Multiple buildings locked then mostly reopened during protest",
    "headlinePublic": "Multiple buildings locked then mostly reopened during protest",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [2 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) for this civil unrest incident on 2024-10-22.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 2 message(s) from the public alerts archive.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "October 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "SAFE-U Twin Cities: The following buildings are locked until further notice due to protest activity. Occupants are free to exit the buildings at any time. Coffman Union, Weisman Museum, Hasselmo Hall, Ford Hall, Vincent Murphy Hall, Tate Lab, Morrill Hall, Northrop Auditorium, Johnston Hall, Walter Library, Smith Hall, and Kolthoff Hall. All other East Bank campus buildings will be on U Card access only. 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": 424,
      "timestamp": "2024-10-22T17:06:00-05:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "October 22, 2024 at 6:20 PM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "SAFE-U Twin Cities: As a follow up to the SAFE U sent earlier this evening, most buildings on the Northrop Mall have reopened. Morrill Hall and Coffman Union will remain closed. SAFE-U",
      "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": 184,
      "timestamp": "2024-10-22T18:20:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2024-10-22: 2 transmitted notice(s).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim from publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts.",
    "2 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": [
    "civil-unrest",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}