{
  "id": "2023-04-21-university-of-washington-assault-and-robbery",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-assault-and-robbery-2023-04-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-04-21",
    "type": "assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Robbery investigation update near UW Seattle campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Robbery investigation update near UW Seattle campus",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/04/21/assault-and-robbery/) on or about 2023-04-21. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2023-04-21",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 6:09 p.m.: Below is a photo of the suspect. If you see this person, call 911.\n\nUPDATE at 5:58 p.m.: The area has reopened. The person who reported being hit on the head did not need to go to the hospital.\n\nUPDATE at 5:30 p.m.: Police searched the area, but were unable to immediately locate the man. If you see someone matching the description, call 911.\n\nORIGINAL POST: Seattle police are investigating a report of an assault and robbery outside a bank at 45th Street and University Way at about 4:50 p.m. A person withdrawing money from the ATM was hit on the head by a man who stole the money. The man is described as in his 50s, about 5-foot-8, wearing a green beanie and a black coat. If you see this man, call 911.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/04/21/assault-and-robbery/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 730,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Assault and Robbery",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/04/21/assault-and-robbery/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "assault"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}