{
  "id": "2023-03-18-university-of-virginia-elliewood-avenue-shooting",
  "slug": "university-of-virginia-elliewood-avenue-shooting-2023-03-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Virginia",
    "shortName": "UVA",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UVA Alerts"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-03-18",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Shots fired on Elliewood Ave; shelter-in-place until suspect leaves area",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired on Elliewood Ave; shelter-in-place until suspect leaves area",
    "summary": "The University of Virginia issued [8 UVA Emergency Alert(s)](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive) on 2023-03-18 regarding shooting. Verbatim text recovered from the official [UVA Emergency Alert Archive](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive).",
    "outcome": "A sequence of UVA Emergency Alerts reported shots fired and a shooting on Elliewood Avenue, with shelter-in-place orders while a suspect was at large. One injured person was confirmed not affiliated with the University. Shelter-in-place was later lifted with no ongoing threat.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 1
    },
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T02:02:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 2:02am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Shots Fired reported at Elliewood Ave. Avoid the area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 75
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T02:08:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 2:08am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Shots fired reported at Elliewood Ave. Shelter in place. Avoid the area.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 93
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T02:26:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 2:26am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Shooting reported at Elliewood Ave. Continue to shelter in place. Avoid the area. Suspect still at large.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 126
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T02:34:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 2:34am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Suspected described to be in silver sedan traveling east on W. Main St. The suspect may have on a blue jacket and light colored pants",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 154
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T03:00:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 3:00am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Shooting on Elliewood Ave. Continue to shelter in place. Suspect still at large. Last seen possibly traveling in Ford Fusion silver sedan.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 159
    },
    {
      "sequence": 6,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T03:09:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 3:09am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Shooting at Elliewood Ave. Continue to shelter in place. 1 injured confirmed, not affiliated with the University.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 134
    },
    {
      "sequence": 7,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T03:26:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 3:26am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: The incident at Elliewood is stable. Suspect believed to have left the area. Shelter in place lifted. Strong police presence remains.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 154
    },
    {
      "sequence": 8,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2023-03-18T04:20:00-04:00",
      "timestampApprox": "March 18, 2023 - 4:20am (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: Situation on Elliewood Ave is stable. No ongoing threat. Police presence will remain in the area. No further updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "sourceDescription": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official UVA Emergency Management alert archive.",
        "Live archive recovered via public page; Wayback snapshot recorded for durable citation."
      ],
      "characterCount": 138
    }
  ],
  "context": "UVA publishes transmitted emergency notifications in its public [Emergency Alert Archive](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive). On 2023-03-18, the archive records 8 message(s) for this incident. A sequence of UVA Emergency Alerts reported shots fired and a shooting on Elliewood Avenue, with shelter-in-place orders while a suspect was at large. One injured person was confirmed not affiliated with the University. Shelter-in-place was later lifted with no ongoing threat. Comparable archive-sourced UVA sequences in this collection include the [2022 Grounds shooting alert cascade](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive) and the [March 2026 Shannon Library bomb-threat case](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "All alert text transcribed from the official UVA Emergency Alert Archive.",
    "Sequence length: 8 campus-transmitted messages."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive",
      "url": "https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UVA Emergency Alert Archive (Wayback)",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20231210171540/https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shooting on Elliewood Avenue near UVA (news coverage search hub)",
      "url": "https://news.virginia.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "shelter-in-place",
    "elliewood",
    "off-grounds",
    "uva",
    "virginia",
    "uva-emergency-archive"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}