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  "id": "2020-05-30-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-immediate-curfew-imposed-in-the-c",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-immediate-curfew-imposed-in-the-c-2020-05-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-05-30",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Immediate curfew imposed in the city",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Immediate curfew imposed in the city",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/05/30/uw-alert-seattle-38/) on or about 2020-05-30. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
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    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-05-30",
      "verbatimText": "[UPDATE at 5:53 p.m.] Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has issued a news release announcing the curfew. Here are the primary points:\n\nMayor Jenny A. Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins announced an 5:00 p.m. curfew effective today, May 30 and tomorrow, May 31. Mayor Durkan will soon be signing an emergency order. The curfew will be in effect from 5:00 pm - 5:00 am, and during those hours residents and visitors should remain in their residence to the extent possible and should refrain from traveling in and through Seattle. The curfew is intended to prevent violence and widespread property damage, and to prevent the further community spread of COVID-19 through continued gathering.\n\nRead the full release and further details here.\n\n[UPDATE at 5:45 p.m.] On the UW campus, District Market and Local Point will be closing soon as a result of the citywide curfew.\n\n[ORIGINAL POST at 5:30 p.m.] The City of Seattle has imposed an immediate 5 p.m. curfew due to fires and an extremely dangerous situation downtown. Residents are asked to stay home, stay safe. More updates will be provided here as they become available.\n\nSent at 5:28:37 PM Sat",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/05/30/uw-alert-seattle-38/",
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      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
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  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
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      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Immediate curfew imposed in the city",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/05/30/uw-alert-seattle-38/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
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