{
  "id": "2020-08-03-university-of-minnesota-shooting-midnight",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-shooting-midnight-2020-08-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-08-03",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "headline": "Shooting at midnight near 4 St se/12 Av se. Unknown suspect in a dark vehicle shot",
    "headlinePublic": "Shooting at midnight near 4 St se/12 Av se. Unknown suspect in a dark vehicle shot",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [1 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2020-08-03. Verbatim from the official alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 1 message(s).",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "August 3, 2020 at 1:22 AM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: Shooting at midnight near 4 St se/12 Av se. Unknown suspect in a dark vehicle shot victim and fled. This was not a U of M student. Use Caution updates and safety tips at z.umn.edu/alerts",
      "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": 206,
      "timestamp": "2020-08-03T01:22:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2020-08-03: 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": [
    "shooting",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}