{
  "id": "2022-05-25-university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-stabbing-in-u-district",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-seattle-stabbing-in-u-district-2022-05-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-05-25",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Alert Seattle: Stabbing in U District",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert Seattle: Stabbing in U District",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/05/25/uw-alert-seattle-51/) on or about 2022-05-25. 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 2022-05-25",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 7:04 p.m.: Seattle Police and UWPD continue to investigate the stabbing at the U District Light Rail station on Brooklyn Ave. NE, but the suspect has not been found. Updates will be provided here as available.\n\nSuspect photo released by Seattle Police.\n\nUPDATE at 6:26 p.m.: Suspect described as a male, about 5-foot-8, medium build, wearing blue jeans, black hat and a black shirt, riding a bicycle.\n\nORIGINAL POST at 6:19 p.m.: Stabbing reported at U District Light Rail station on Brooklyn. Suspect may be on campus.\n\nPolice are at the scene of a stabbing in the 4300 block of Brooklyn Ave NE. Two victims reported at this time. Officers are searching the area for a suspect. More information when available.\n\n- Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) May 26, 2022",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/05/25/uw-alert-seattle-51/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 776,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert Seattle: Stabbing in U District",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2022/05/25/uw-alert-seattle-51/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}