{
  "id": "2025-11-03-university-of-virginia-shannon-library-active-attacker-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "university-of-virginia-shannon-library-active-attacker-bomb-threat-2025-11-03",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Virginia",
    "shortName": "UVA",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UVA Alerts"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-11-03",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Active attacker then bomb-threat alerts evacuate Shannon and Clemons libraries",
    "headlinePublic": "Active attacker then bomb-threat alerts evacuate Shannon and Clemons libraries",
    "summary": "The University of Virginia issued [3 UVA Emergency Alert(s)](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive) on 2025-11-03 regarding active threat. Verbatim text recovered from the official [UVA Emergency Alert Archive](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive).",
    "outcome": "UVA Emergency Alerts reported an active attacker with a gun at Shannon Library, then RUN-HIDE-FIGHT, then a bomb-threat investigation with both Shannon and Clemons evacuated. University operations remained normal outside the libraries.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-03T15:06:00-05:00",
      "timestampApprox": "November 3, 2025 - 3:06pm (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: ACTIVE ATTACKER with a gun reported in area of Shannon Library 160 McCormick Road. RUN HIDE FIGHT",
      "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": 118
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-03T15:16:00-05:00",
      "timestampApprox": "November 3, 2025 - 3:16pm (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "3:14 PM: UVA Emergency Alert: RUN-HIDE-FIGHT",
      "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": 44
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-11-03T15:21:00-05:00",
      "timestampApprox": "November 3, 2025 - 3:21pm (UVA Emergency Alert Archive)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UVA Emergency Alert: 1:19 PM: BOMB THREAT at Shannon Library. University Police are on scene investigating. Both Shannon and Clemons Libraries have been evacuated. University Operations remain normal outside of Shannon and Clemons. Next update will be in thirty minutes. Continue to 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": 298
    }
  ],
  "context": "UVA publishes transmitted emergency notifications in its public [Emergency Alert Archive](https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive). On 2025-11-03, the archive records 3 message(s) for this incident. UVA Emergency Alerts reported an active attacker with a gun at Shannon Library, then RUN-HIDE-FIGHT, then a bomb-threat investigation with both Shannon and Clemons evacuated. University operations remained normal outside the libraries. 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: 3 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/20250619063532/https://uvaemergency.virginia.edu/alert/archive",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "active-attacker",
    "bomb-threat",
    "shannon-library",
    "run-hide-fight",
    "uva",
    "virginia",
    "uva-emergency-archive"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}