{
  "id": "2022-10-27-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-attempted-armed-robbery-west-of-c",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-attempted-armed-robbery-west-of-c-2022-10-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-10-27",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Attempted armed robbery west of campus",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Attempted armed robbery west of campus",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/27/uw-alert-seattle-56/) on or about 2022-10-27. 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 2022-10-27",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 9:02 p.m. Seattle Police investigation is still ongoing and the suspect has not been found. Remain vigilant if in the area. Updates provided here as available.\n\nUPDATE at 8:55 p.m. A suspect, possibly armed, entered a business located at the 1400 block of NE 42nd St. around 8:35 p.m. The suspect is described as a male, in his 30s or 40s, 5-foot-7, medium build, wearing a tan hat and dark brown pants. The suspect may have a gun and left the business in an unknown direction. No injuries have been reported. Seattle Police officers are in the area.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 8:50 p.m.: Attempted armed robbery at business at 1400 block of NE 42nd St. at 8:35pm. Avoid area. Info: alert.uw.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/27/uw-alert-seattle-56/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 696,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Attempted armed robbery west of campus",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/10/27/uw-alert-seattle-56/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}