{
  "id": "2025-04-19-carnegie-mellon-university-fifth-avenue-pellet-gun",
  "slug": "carnegie-mellon-university-fifth-avenue-pellet-gun-2025-04-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Carnegie Mellon University",
    "shortName": "CMU",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CMU-Alert",
    "enrollment": 16000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-04-19",
    "type": "assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Pellet gun strikes three students on Fifth Avenue",
    "headlinePublic": "Pellet gun strikes three students on Fifth Avenue",
    "summary": "CMU Police safety alert 25-004 says a BB pellet gun fired from a white Toyota Tacoma struck three students in the 3600 block of Fifth Avenue.",
    "outcome": "The alert says none of the three students reported injuries."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-04-19",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "SAFETY ALERT 25-004\n\nDate/Time of Incident: Saturday, April 19 at 1:11 a.m.\n\nLocation of Incident: 3600 Block of Fifth Avenue\n\nType of Incident: Assault\n\nDescription of Incident: At just after 1 a.m., three CMU students were walking in the 3600 block of Fifth Avenue approximately one mile from central campus when someone in a white Toyota Tacoma fired a BB pellet gun at them, striking two of the students in the arm and the third in the back, none of whom reported injuries. They did not see who was inside the vehicle and were unable to see the vehicle’s license plate.\n\nIf you have any information to share regarding this incident, please contact the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police by calling 9-1-1 or the CMU Police Department at 412-268-2323.\n\nGeneral Prevention and Safety Tips:\n\nStay alert to your surroundings at all times.\nAvoid walking alone, especially after dark.\nDo not fight with an assailant who attempts to steal your belongings.\nReport any suspicious incidents, persons or vehicles immediately to CMU Police at 412-268-2323, or when off campus to the Pittsburgh Police at 9-1-1.\n\nSincerely,\n\nAaron V. Lauth\nChief of Police\nCarnegie Mellon University Police Department",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.cmu.edu/police/news/",
      "sourceDescription": "CMU Police safety alert 25-004",
      "annotations": [
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      ],
      "characterCount": 1191
    }
  ],
  "context": "Safety alert 25-004 is posted on the [CMU Police news page](https://www.cmu.edu/police/news/).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A BB pellet gun fired from a white Toyota Tacoma struck three students in the 3600 block of Fifth Avenue.",
    "The alert says none of the three reported injuries."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "CMU Police news, safety alert 25-004",
      "url": "https://www.cmu.edu/police/news/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "pennsylvania",
    "carnegie-mellon",
    "assault"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
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}