{
  "id": "2026-03-08-university-of-south-carolina-public-safety-incident-at-541-main-st-on-the-colum",
  "slug": "university-of-south-carolina-public-safety-incident-at-541-main-st-on-the-colum-2026-03-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of South Carolina",
    "shortName": "USC",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Carolina Alert",
    "enrollment": 35000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Public safety incident at 541 Main St on the Columbia campus. Main St from Blossom S",
    "headlinePublic": "Public safety incident at 541 Main St on the Columbia campus. Main St from Blossom S",
    "summary": "University of South Carolina [published a Carolina Alert](https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php) on or about 2026-03-08. Full text is preserved from the official Carolina Alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2026-03-08",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Carolina Alert:\r\n\r\nThere is a public safety incident at [541 Main St on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus. Please avoid the area and obey officials.\r\n\r\nMain St between Blossom St and Wheat St is closed.\r\n\r\nPlease continue to check www.sc.edu/CarolinaAlert and local media for more information and updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Carolina Alert archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety archive.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 322,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "USC Law Enforcement and Safety Carolina Alert archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Carolina Alert: Public safety incident at 541 Main St on the Columbia campus. Main St from Blossom S",
      "url": "https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "south-carolina",
    "usc",
    "carolina-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}