{
  "id": "2024-01-22-wright-state-university-shooting",
  "slug": "wright-state-university-shooting-2024-01-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Wright State University",
    "shortName": "Wright State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "Wright State Alert",
    "enrollment": 10000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-22",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Shot fired inside a residence hall during an argument; no injuries, suspect arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Shot fired inside a residence hall during an argument; no injuries, suspect arrested",
    "summary": "On the evening of January 22, 2024, a [shot was fired inside Cedar Hall](https://www.daytondailynews.com/crime/police-give-all-clear-after-incident-on-wright-state-campus/6F3GN4TQV5AAFDA6E2FFNXAF6Q/), a residence hall on Wright State University's Dayton campus, after an argument over a missing phone charger escalated between a student and a non-student visitor. [No one was injured and one person was taken into custody](https://www.whio.com/news/local/1-arrested-after-shooting-incident-wright-state-university-police-give-all-clear/D5R6PUCOWZFQLIENC5BYEPFDXA/).",
    "outcome": "The suspect, 21-year-old Darryl Patterson, was arrested and charged with felonious assault and trespassing. He was not a student and was trespassed from campus. No injuries were reported. Counseling services were made available for walk-in appointments the following morning.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Evening of January 22, 2024, shortly after the 6:35 PM EST police response to Cedar Hall",
      "channel": "push-notification",
      "verbatimText": "Wright State Alert-Dayton Wright State police are responding to a shooting incident at Cedar Hall on the Dayton Campus. This is NOT an active shooter situation and there is no threat to campus. Avoid the area near (building). More info will be shared when available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/wrightstalert",
      "sourceDescription": "@WrightStAlert official X account (quoted verbatim in multiple news reports including Dayton Daily News and WDTN)",
      "annotations": [
        "Quoted verbatim from @WrightStAlert X post about the Cedar Hall incident on the evening of January 22, 2024",
        "The alert's explicit 'NOT an active shooter situation' framing was notable and reported by multiple outlets",
        "The '(building)' placeholder in the original alert reflects the alert system's template formatting"
      ],
      "characterCount": 266
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-22T19:20:00-05:00",
      "channel": "push-notification",
      "verbatimText": "Wright State Alert-Dayton Wright State police have given the ALL CLEAR after responding to a situation at Cedar Hall. Police are investigating a shooting incident that did not result in any injuries and have one suspect in custody at this time.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/wrightstalert",
      "sourceDescription": "@WrightStAlert official X account (quoted verbatim in multiple news reports including Dayton Daily News and WHIO)",
      "annotations": [
        "Quoted verbatim from @WrightStAlert X post; the all-clear was given at approximately 7:20 PM EST on January 22, 2024",
        "The all-clear came at approximately 7:20 PM EST, about 45 minutes after the 6:35 PM EST police response, with the suspect in custody",
        "Counseling and wellness services were made available for walk-in services starting at 8:30 AM EST on Tuesday, January 23"
      ],
      "characterCount": 244
    }
  ],
  "context": "On the evening of January 22, 2024, Wright State University Police responded to [reports of a gunshot inside Cedar Hall](https://www.whio.com/news/local/1-arrested-after-shooting-incident-wright-state-university-police-give-all-clear/D5R6PUCOWZFQLIENC5BYEPFDXA/), a residence hall on the university's Dayton campus. The suspect, 21-year-old Darryl Patterson, was visiting a student in her dorm room when an argument erupted over missing property described as a phone charger. According to police, when the student went to leave the room, Patterson fired a single shot toward her, but no one was struck. Police took Patterson into custody and gave the [all-clear at approximately 7:20 PM EST](https://www.daytondailynews.com/crime/police-give-all-clear-after-incident-on-wright-state-campus/6F3GN4TQV5AAFDA6E2FFNXAF6Q/). Patterson was not a student and was charged with felonious assault and trespassing. He was also trespassed from the campus. The [Wright State Guardian student newspaper reported that eyewitnesses expressed fear](https://wsuguardian.com/eyewitnesses-express-fear-after-cedar-hall-incident-concerned-about-housing/) after the incident and raised concerns about housing safety. The university made counseling and wellness services available for walk-in appointments beginning the following morning.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A non-student visitor fired a shot inside a dorm room during an argument over a phone charger; no one was injured",
    "The suspect was in custody and the all-clear issued by approximately 7:20 PM EST; he was charged with felonious assault and trespassing",
    "The incident raised student concerns about residential security and guest access policies"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@WrightStAlert official X/Twitter — Wright State Alert posts for January 22, 2024 Cedar Hall shooting",
      "url": "https://x.com/wrightstalert",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "1 arrested after shot fired at Wright State University (WHIO)",
      "url": "https://www.whio.com/news/local/1-arrested-after-shooting-incident-wright-state-university-police-give-all-clear/D5R6PUCOWZFQLIENC5BYEPFDXA/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police give 'all clear' after shot fired in Wright State dorm (Dayton Daily News)",
      "url": "https://www.daytondailynews.com/crime/police-give-all-clear-after-incident-on-wright-state-campus/6F3GN4TQV5AAFDA6E2FFNXAF6Q/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Eyewitnesses Express Fear After Cedar Hall Incident (Wright State Guardian)",
      "url": "https://wsuguardian.com/eyewitnesses-express-fear-after-cedar-hall-incident-concerned-about-housing/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "SGA: Cedar Hall Shooting Incident (Wright State Guardian)",
      "url": "https://www.wsuguardian.com/article/2024/01/sga-cedar-hall-shooting-incident-and-internal-affairs-position-opening",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "residence-hall",
    "non-student-suspect",
    "ohio",
    "no-injuries",
    "quick-resolution",
    "dorm-safety"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}