{
  "id": "2023-03-23-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-60",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-60-2023-03-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-03-23",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "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/2023/03/23/uw-alert-seattle-60/) on or about 2023-03-23. 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 2023-03-23",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATED at 4:25pm Thursday: Police do not believe this incident was a stabbing. The injured person found in the Roosevelt neighborhood appears to have been punched rather than stabbed and there does not appear to have been a weapon involved in the altercation, and it is unclear which of the individuals was the victim or the assailant. Seattle police have the reopened the area along University Way NE near NE 43rd Street, and there no longer appears to be any danger to the community in relation to this incident.\n\nUPDATED at 3:23pm Thursday: The victim's injuries do not appear to be consistent with a stabbing. The victim has an abrasion to the face and a bloody nose and may have been punched rather than stabbed.\n\nUPDATED at 3:10pm Thursday: The victim has been located just south of the Roosevelt Sound Transit station after apparently getting on a train headed north from the University District station.\n\nUPDATED at 3pm Thursday: The suspect is described as a male wearing a black shirt and black hoodie. The victim is reported to be wearing a green shirt and possibly a reflective vest or jacket.\n\nUPDATED at 2:56pm Thursday: Seattle police are looking for both the victim and suspect in a reported stabbing incident near NE 43rd Street and University Way NE. Both individuals fled the scene. More information will be provided here as it becomes available.\n\nORIGINAL POST: Reported stabbing, possible armed robbery near 43rd/U Way NE. Victim and suspect left scene. More info: alert.uw.edu\n\nSent at 2:54pm Thu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/03/23/uw-alert-seattle-60/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1519,
      "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": "UW Alert Seattle",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/03/23/uw-alert-seattle-60/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}