{
  "id": "2022-03-01-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-carjacking-in-u-district",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-carjacking-in-u-district-2022-03-01",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-03-01",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Carjacking in U District",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Carjacking in U District",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/03/01/uw-alert-seattle-48/) on or about 2022-03-01. 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 2022-03-01",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 2:45 p.m.: The suspect in the reported carjacking at NE 42nd Street and University Way NE has not been found and is believed to have left the area. The scene has been cleared.\n\nIf anyone has information to report on this incident, contact UWPD at 206-685-8973.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 2:23 p.m.: Seattle Police have reported a carjacking that took place at NE 42nd Street and University Way NE around 2:05 p.m. The suspect displayed a weapon and then headed southbound on University Way NE in the vehicle, which is a silver Dodge Dart sedan. No injuries were reported. \n\nThe suspect is described as a man, age 18 to 20, 5-foot-10, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and a blue surgical mask. The suspect carried a firearm on his waistband.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/03/01/uw-alert-seattle-48/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 741,
      "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: Carjacking in U District",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/03/01/uw-alert-seattle-48/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}