{
  "id": "2026-01-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4300-market-shots-fired",
  "slug": "university-of-pennsylvania-4300-market-shots-fired-2026-01-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Pennsylvania",
    "shortName": "Penn",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UPennAlert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-06",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shots fired on the 4300 block of Market",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired on the 4300 block of Market",
    "summary": "Penn [UPennAlert warned of shots fired on the 4300 block of Market Street](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/) and [cleared the area 24 minutes later](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/).",
    "outcome": "All-clear at 6:55 p.m. Police and Allied Security patrolling."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UPennAlert: SHOTS FIRED reported in the area of 4300 BLOCK MARKET STREET. Use caution, police on scene, avoid area.\n\nThe suspects are described as: Older Black Male, 5 foot 10 inches. Wearing brown jacket with fur collar and blue pants.\n\nThe suspects were last seen heading: Last seen south on 43rd Street from Market Street.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/",
      "sourceDescription": "UPennAlert archive: 4300 Market shots fired",
      "annotations": [
        "Official UPennAlert archive 2026-09-20. Dual-fetch EQUAL. sha256 71291cda87e197c6d8e33e2d71910fcdd1c582df7fc91ad65aca9d7f640cf804. seq 1 of 2. Dual-fetch EQUAL: web_fetch + open_page of https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/. Labeled UPennAlert issued at 01-06-2026 06:31 PM. Official SMS block only; exclude UPennAlert Su",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-03-08-university-of-pennsylvania-40th-market-gunshots and 2026-04-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4000-market-assault-with-firearm: different dates and 4300 Market vs 40th and Market / 4000 Market."
      ],
      "characterCount": 325,
      "timestamp": "2026-01-06T18:31:00-05:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UPennAlert: All clear in the area of 4300 BLOCK MARKET STREET. Police and Allied Security patrolling the area. You may resume normal activity.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/",
      "sourceDescription": "UPennAlert archive: 4300 Market shots fired all-clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Official UPennAlert archive 2026-09-20. Dual-fetch EQUAL. sha256 9f2ad635e231b047d9ba72b5d085ae9181b52ba0c89282c12666548be7e463e5. seq 2 of 2. Dual-fetch EQUAL: web_fetch + open_page. Labeled UPennAlert issued at 01-06-2026 06:55 PM. Same product family as 2026-04-06 Market all-clear."
      ],
      "characterCount": 142,
      "timestamp": "2026-01-06T18:55:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn posts UPennAlert products on the [upa-archive](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/). Date of Alert on the page: January 6, 2026 6:31 pm. Distinct from 2026-03-08-university-of-pennsylvania-40th-market-gunshots and 2026-04-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4000-market-assault-with-firearm.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message shots-fired then all-clear sequence on the 4300 block of Market Street."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UPennAlert archive: 4300 Market shots fired",
      "url": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gun-shots/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-20",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "pennsylvania",
    "penn",
    "upennalert",
    "ivy",
    "shots-fired"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}