{
  "id": "2018-08-17-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-drive-by-shooting-at-5200-block-o",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-drive-by-shooting-at-5200-block-o-2018-08-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-08-17",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Drive-by shooting at 5200 block of 20th Ave NE",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Drive-by shooting at 5200 block of 20th Ave NE",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/08/17/uw-alert-seattle-shooting/) on or about 2018-08-17. 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 2018-08-17",
      "verbatimText": "Update (2:02 a.m. Saturday): Just before 10:30 p.m. Friday, police responded to shots fired in the 5200 block of 20th Ave. NE. Upon arrival, officers were told by witnesses that shots had been fired from a black Dodger Charger, which fled northbound on 20th Ave. NE. They also reported a brown Chevy Suburban leaving the area in the same direction. Neither car was still in the area when officers arrived. Seattle police are investigating.\n\nTwo men were shot, with one transported to Harborview Medical Center via ambulance and the other being taken to Swedish in a private car. Their conditions are unknown at this time time. Neither victim has a UW affiliation. \n\nUpdate (11:31 p.m.): Seattle police report that a second victim, also not believed to be affiliated with the UW, was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle.\n\nORIGINAL POST:\n\nA drive-by shooting occurred in the 5200 block of 20th Ave. NE around 10 p.m. Friday. Seattle police are investigating and have not found any suspects. There was at least one victim as a result of the shooting. Victim's condition is not known at this time. The victim is not affiliated with the University of Washington.\n\nMore information will be provided here as it becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/08/17/uw-alert-seattle-shooting/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1229,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Drive-by shooting at 5200 block of 20th Ave NE",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2018/08/17/uw-alert-seattle-shooting/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "active-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}