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  "id": "2016-03-21-university-of-missouri-shots-fired",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-shots-fired-2016-03-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2016-03-21",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an MU Alert update](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-21-shots-fired) on or about 2016-03-21. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2016-03-21",
      "verbatimText": "March 21, 2016\n\n12:05 a.m.\n\nColumbia Police responded to a shots fired call near the intersection of Providence Road and Stewart Road. Police officers determined that the sounds were from fireworks and that no shots were fired. The area remains safe. MU Alert will be updated if any further information is gathered.\n\nThis is the official University of Missouri emergency alert website. Whenever an emergency occurs that affects the university community, this website will be updated as quickly as possible with the most current, confirmed information. Please check here for official information. So that phone systems do not become overloaded, please do not call MUPD as they are working hard to confirm facts and maintain the safety of the campus. We are in touch with them as they work through the process and will update this website as quickly as information is received and confirmed.\n\nPlease do not distribute unconfirmed information or rumors or post or pass along rumors on social media outlets. Safety is the university's top priority, and we are working hard to assure that the campus remains safe while information is obtained and confirmed.\n\nStudents, please call your parents to assure them that you are safe. Thank you.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-21-shots-fired",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official mualert.missouri.edu update page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1233,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Missouri MU Alert official updates archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official MU Alert update page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Shots Fired",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-21-shots-fired",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "missouri",
    "mizzou",
    "mu-alert",
    "active-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}