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  "id": "2026-10-02-university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-west-franklin-gunfire",
  "slug": "university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-west-franklin-gunfire-2026-10-02",
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    "name": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
    "shortName": "UNC",
    "state": "NC",
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    "alertSystemName": "Alert Carolina",
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    "date": "2026-10-02",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Off-campus gunfire on West Franklin Street, suspect detained",
    "headlinePublic": "Off-campus gunfire on West Franklin Street, suspect detained",
    "summary": "Alert Carolina [issued a crime alert for off-campus gunfire on the 100 block of West Franklin Street](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2026/10/02/17909888630001398517040/) and said the suspect was arrested, with no reported injuries and no ongoing threat.",
    "outcome": "Chapel Hill police arrested the suspect. The notice says there were no reported injuries and no ongoing threat to the campus community."
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      "timestampApprox": "The notification is dated Oct. 2, 2026 and places the police response at approximately 7 p.m. The page does not label a separate send clock.",
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      "verbatimText": "!Alert Carolina! Crime Alert – CH Police responded to gunfire; suspect detained. For more information: alertcarolina.unc.edu\n\nAt approximately 7pm today, Oct. 2, the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to calls of shots fired located off campus in the 100 Block of W. Franklin St.\n\nThe suspect has been arrested, and an investigation is ongoing. There are no reported injuries and there is no ongoing threat to the campus community.",
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      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2026/10/02/17909888630001398517040/",
      "sourceDescription": "Alert Carolina crime alert, West Franklin Street gunfire",
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      "timestamp": "2026-10-02T20:54:23-04:00",
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      "verbatimText": "!Alert Carolina! Crime Alert - CH Police responded to gunfire; suspect detained. For more information: https://alertcarolina.unc.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/2106186066487075118",
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  "context": "The notification is on [Alert Carolina](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2026/10/02/17909888630001398517040/). The index is [alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/).",
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    "On October 2 Chapel Hill police responded to shots fired off campus on the 100 block of West Franklin Street. The suspect was arrested. No injuries were reported."
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      "title": "Alert Carolina crime alert, West Franklin Street gunfire",
      "url": "https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/notifications/2026/10/02/17909888630001398517040/",
      "type": "official-archive",
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      "title": "@AlertCarolina West Franklin gunfire",
      "url": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/2106186066487075118",
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      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
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