{
  "id": "2025-09-10-byu-provo-off-campus-shooting-response",
  "slug": "byu-provo-off-campus-shooting-response-2025-09-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brigham Young University",
    "shortName": "BYU",
    "state": "UT",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Y-Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-09-10",
    "endDate": "2025-09-12",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Campus stays open after an off-campus shooting, then events are postponed",
    "headlinePublic": "Campus stays open after an off-campus shooting, then events are postponed",
    "summary": "An [emergency notification](https://www.byu.edu/emergency-notification-09-10-25) said campus would stay open with more police on scene after a shooting at Utah Valley University, then said several events would be postponed or canceled.",
    "outcome": "Campus remained open. Several events were postponed or canceled, including one night of a light display."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "We are saddened to hear of the shooting that took place at Utah Valley University, resulting in the death of Charlie Kirk. Our prayers go out to his family and to our friends and colleagues at UVU. \n\nAs affirmed earlier today by our sponsoring church, we condemn violence and lawless behavior, and we pray that we may treat one another with greater kindness, compassion, and goodness.\n\nBYU Security is closely monitoring the situation. At this time, the BYU campus remains open, with an increased police presence on campus. BYU students who need crisis counseling resources can drop in at BYU’s Counseling and Psychological Services (1500 Wilkinson Student Center).",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.byu.edu/emergency-notification-09-10-25",
      "sourceDescription": "BYU emergency notification, September 10 section",
      "annotations": [
        "Two independent reads of the emergency-notification page on 2026-10-04. Body sha256 3b53f2cd9b6c60cf0a04da81b375a2c74e0ab75334dfb41fd58f50fc5f605287.",
        "Page clock September 10, 2025, 2:20 p.m. Mountain. MDT -06:00 applied. The date heading is not in the verbatim."
      ],
      "characterCount": 665,
      "timestamp": "2025-09-10T14:20:00-06:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Counseling and support services remain available for students and employees who may be struggling. Please reach out to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at 801-422-3035 or BYU Employee Assistance Program resources.\n\nOut of respect for those affected, several BYU events scheduled for the coming days will be postponed or canceled.\n\nTrue Blue Foam\nMoved to September 24 at 3:30 p.m.\n\nWomen’s Soccer vs. UVU\nUVU’s Athletic Department has asked that this match still be played on BYU campus.\n\nBYU 150: Nights of Light\nThis event has been canceled. The next night of light will be held in October.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.byu.edu/emergency-notification-09-10-25",
      "sourceDescription": "BYU emergency notification, September 12 section",
      "annotations": [
        "Two independent reads. Body sha256 34838e60b1f34c94436af83bdbbe02f368f95562757fa34d35c56d118258d983.",
        "The September 12 heading is not in the verbatim. Line breaks follow the page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 604,
      "timestampApprox": "September 12, 2025 section of the same page. No separate clock is printed. The only page clock is September 10, 2025, 2:20 p.m."
    }
  ],
  "context": "BYU posted both sections on its [emergency notification page](https://www.byu.edu/emergency-notification-09-10-25).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus stayed open with an increased police presence. A later section postponed or canceled several events."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "BYU emergency notification, September 10 and 12",
      "url": "https://www.byu.edu/emergency-notification-09-10-25",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "No SPN save this batch. Another archive.org read was in flight, so this row was not given a snapshot."
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "utah",
    "byu",
    "diversity"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}