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Shots Between Passing Cars Locked Down CCAC's North Side Campus for an Hour

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Confirmed Threat

Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus on Pittsburgh's North Side was briefly locked down the morning of November 26, 2019 after shots were fired nearby. Shots were exchanged between passing cars near Galveston and North Lincoln avenues about 11 a.m., prompting the precaution. Police said they did not believe the shooting was related to CCAC, and the lockdown was lifted just before noon.

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Community College of Allegheny County
Community College · PA
CCAC Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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CCAC Alert: Allegheny Campus is on LOCKDOWN due to shots fired nearby. Shelter in place, lock doors, and stay away from windows until further notice.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording: CCAC's verbatim alert is not published, so isVerbatimConfirmed is false and confidence is medium.
Shots were fired between passing cars near Galveston and North Lincoln avenues about 11 AM EST on November 26, 2019, adjacent to the Allegheny Campus.
ALL CLEARSMS
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CCAC Alert: The lockdown has been lifted. Police do not believe the shooting was related to the campus. Normal operations may resume.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording; the lockdown lifting just before noon EST on November 26, 2019 is confirmed by WPXI, but the exact text is not published.
Police explicitly said the gunfire did not appear connected to CCAC, distinguishing an adjacent street shooting from an on-campus threat.
Context

Background

Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus sits on Pittsburgh's North Side, in a dense urban neighborhood. On the morning of November 26, 2019, shots were fired between occupants of passing cars near Galveston and North Lincoln avenues, prompting a brief campus lockdown. According to WPXI, the shooting happened about 11 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted just before noon, with police saying they did not believe the gunfire was related to CCAC. The episode illustrates the Clery communication challenge for urban open-access colleges, whose student-risk geography extends into surrounding streets even when the campus itself is not the target. CCAC uses the Rave Mobile Safety system to push emergency alerts to students and staff.
Analysis

Key Findings

The lockdown was triggered by gunfire between passing cars on streets adjacent to the Allegheny Campus, not an on-campus shooter
Police said the shooting did not appear related to CCAC and reported no campus injuries
The campus was locked down about an hour, lifting just before noon EST on November 26, 2019
Outcome
Pittsburgh police said the gunfire was exchanged between occupants of passing cars near Galveston and North Lincoln avenues, adjacent to the Allegheny Campus, and that the shooting did not appear related to the college. No campus injuries were reported. The lockdown was lifted just before noon on November 26, 2019.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    CCAC briefly placed on lockdown after shots fired on Allegheny campus
    wpxi.com
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