{
  "id": "2022-10-18-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-55",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-55-2022-10-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-10-18",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "weather emergency update on UW Alert blog",
    "headlinePublic": "weather emergency update on UW Alert blog",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/18/uw-alert-seattle-55/) on or about 2022-10-18. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2022-10-18",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 12:01 p.m. Tuesday: A person was sitting in a truck inside the Portage Bay Garage when a man knocked on the window to ask the time. The person gave him the time and then he became agitated, pulled a knife and scratched at the back of the truck. The person in the truck threatened to call the police and the man wielding the knife left the area, stabbing at a sign on the way out of the garage and fleeing northbound on 15th Ave. NE.\n\nThe man is described as having a slim build, possibly wearing a hat and possibly wearing a jacket. Please be alert to your surroundings if you are in the area.\n\nORIGINAL POST: Man made threats, pulled knife in Portage Bay Garage. No injuries. Suspect fled north on 15th Ave NE. Info: alert.uw.edu\n\nSent @ 11:57am Tue",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/18/uw-alert-seattle-55/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 760,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/18/uw-alert-seattle-55/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}