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  "id": "2023-04-02-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-off-campus-shooting",
  "slug": "university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-off-campus-shooting-2023-04-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
    "shortName": "UNC-Chapel Hill",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "public-r1",
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    "enrollment": 32000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-02",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "ongoing",
    "headline": "Off-campus shooting report; crime alert",
    "headlinePublic": "Off-campus shooting report; crime alert",
    "summary": "UNC [issued a Crime Alert for a report of a shooting off campus](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/04/02/alert-carolina-crime-alert-report-of-shooting-off-campus/).",
    "outcome": "Community notified via Alert Carolina.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2023-04-02 (Alert Carolina)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Students, Faculty, and Staff:\n\nAt approximately 2 p.m. today, UNC Police Department responded to a report of a victim with a gunshot wound at a residence in the 1500 block of Mason Farm Road. The incident appears to be targeted and there is no indication of a threat to the broader campus community.\n\nThe victim is not affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill. The property where the shooting occurred is not on the main part of campus. It is owned by the University and leased through a real estate company.\n\nA suspect has been identified but not yet apprehended. He is a 28-year-old black male and is 6 feet tall, 180 lbs. and is wearing a white shirt, black pants and black shoes.\n\nAdditionally, Mason Farm Road is currently closed between Fordham Boulevard and Oteys Road.\n\nAn investigation is ongoing, and no further information is available.\n\nAnyone with information should call 911 or UNC Police. The UNC Police Department is available 24 hours a day by calling 911 in an emergency or 919-962-8100 for non-emergency assistance. Officers are also available in person at the Public Safety Building located at 285 Manning Drive.\n\nFor updates on alerts, visit alertcarolina.unc.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/04/02/alert-carolina-crime-alert-report-of-shooting-off-campus/",
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  "context": "Official full text from [Alert Carolina](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2023/04/02/alert-carolina-crime-alert-report-of-shooting-off-campus/).",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "unc-chapel-hill",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
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