{
  "id": "2019-05-13-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-possible-shooting-around-ne-47th-",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-possible-shooting-around-ne-47th--2019-05-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-05-13",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Possible shooting around NE 47th St/NW U Way",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Possible shooting around NE 47th St/NW U Way",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/05/13/uw-alert-seattle-shooting-2/) on or about 2019-05-13. 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 2019-05-13",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 5:01 a.m.: The initial police response to the shooting at NE 47th Street and NE University Way is complete. Investigators are still on the scene. The suspect is believed to have left the area.\n\nUPDATE at 4:46 a.m.: The suspect vehicle, described only as a red car, was believed headed southbound on NE Brooklyn Ave. from NE 47th St.\n\nORIGINAL POST: Seattle police are investigating a possible shooting in the area of NE 47th St and NE University Way around 4:30 a.m. Monday after a man walked into a business with a gunshot wound. The suspect left in a red vehicle. Avoid the area.\n\nMore information will be provided here as it becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/05/13/uw-alert-seattle-shooting-2/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 656,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Possible shooting around NE 47th St/NW U Way",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/05/13/uw-alert-seattle-shooting-2/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "active-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}