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  "id": "2019-07-08-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-gunshots-on-campus",
  "slug": "university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-gunshots-on-campus-2019-07-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
    "shortName": "UNC-Chapel Hill",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Alert Carolina",
    "enrollment": 32000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-07-08",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Gunshots on campus early morning; police investigating",
    "headlinePublic": "Gunshots on campus early morning; police investigating",
    "summary": "Alert Carolina published [this notice](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2019/07/08/alert-carolina-informational-message-unc-police-investigating-gunshots-fired-on-campus-early-morning-sunday-july-7/).",
    "outcome": "See Alert Carolina for full text.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2019-07-08 (Alert Carolina)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "UNC STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY:\n\nUNC Police is investigating a report of an incident that shots were fired on campus near Raleigh Street early morning Sunday, July 7. The victim reported that he left a Franklin Street establishment around 2:43 a.m. and turned onto Raleigh Street. The suspect, driving a dark-colored sedan, cut around the victim’s vehicle at Raleigh Street and East Cameron Avenue and struck the front corner of the vehicle. The suspect then fired 2-3 gunshots at the victim’s vehicle before driving off. There were no reported injuries.\n\nThe suspect is described as a male with dreadlocks wearing a short-sleeve shirt. The vehicle is a four-door sedan, possibly blue or black.\n\nIf you have any information on this incident, please call 911.\n\nContinue to monitor Alert Carolina website (alertcarolina.unc.edu) for updates. For a list of safety tips, see the following link: https://police.unc.edu/carolinasafe/tips/",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2019/07/08/alert-carolina-informational-message-unc-police-investigating-gunshots-fired-on-campus-early-morning-sunday-july-7/",
      "sourceDescription": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alertcarolina.unc.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 934
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [Alert Carolina](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2019/07/08/alert-carolina-informational-message-unc-police-investigating-gunshots-fired-on-campus-early-morning-sunday-july-7/).",
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  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Alert Carolina official archive",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2019/07/08/alert-carolina-informational-message-unc-police-investigating-gunshots-fired-on-campus-early-morning-sunday-july-7/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alert Carolina home",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/",
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    },
    {
      "title": "@AlertCarolina on X",
      "url": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina",
      "type": "social-media"
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  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "unc-chapel-hill",
    "alert-carolina",
    "timely-warning"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}