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  "id": "2026-08-20-georgia-southern-university-armstrong-off-campus-armed-robbery",
  "slug": "georgia-southern-university-armstrong-off-campus-armed-robbery-2026-08-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Georgia Southern University",
    "shortName": "Georgia Southern",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "EAGLE ALERT / @GeorgiaSouthern",
    "enrollment": 26000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-20",
    "type": "robbery",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Shelter in place after off-campus armed robbery then all-clear",
    "headlinePublic": "Shelter in place after off-campus armed robbery then all-clear",
    "summary": "Georgia Southern [issued an Armstrong-campus EAGLE ALERT to shelter in place after an off-campus armed robbery near Mercy Blvd and Abercorn St](https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090578026329231480), then [posted that there was no known imminent threat and normal activities may resume](https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090585707714605242).",
    "outcome": "Unthreaded all-clear 31 minutes later. Official initial uses Mercy Blvd & Abercorn St; all-clear uses Mercy Blvd. and Abercorn St."
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-20T19:13:37-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "EAGLE ALERT (Armstrong Campus): Savannah Police Department is investigating an OFF CAMPUS armed robbery that occurred at 6:45 p.m. near Mercy Blvd & Abercorn St. We don't have a description of the suspect or a direction of travel at this time. Shelter in place until an ALL CLEAR.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090578026329231480",
      "sourceDescription": "@GeorgiaSouthern EAGLE ALERT Armstrong armed robbery",
      "annotations": [
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        "No self-replies on this conversation. Timeline +/-48h: unthreaded all-clear 2090585707714605242 (sequence 2). Missed in the Aug 17-23 fresh-week sweep; captured on the shelf walk.",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-11-25-georgia-southern-university-southern-villas-off-campus-shooting: different campus, hazard, and date."
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-20T19:44:08-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "EAGLE ALERT (Armstrong Campus): There is no known imminent threat to campus at this time following the OFF CAMPUS incident near Mercy Blvd. and Abercorn St. Normal activities may resume.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090585707714605242",
      "sourceDescription": "@GeorgiaSouthern EAGLE ALERT Armstrong all-clear",
      "annotations": [
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        "Unthreaded (separate conversation from sequence 1). Official period after Blvd. and and instead of ampersand."
      ],
      "characterCount": 186
    }
  ],
  "context": "Georgia Southern posts EAGLE ALERT products on [@GeorgiaSouthern](https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern). Live Rave georgiasouthern/channel1 is a Feb. 1 test (excluded). georgiasouthern.edu/alert is a status page.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message sequence: Armstrong shelter-in-place after off-campus armed robbery, then unthreaded all-clear."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@GeorgiaSouthern EAGLE ALERT Armstrong armed robbery",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090578026329231480",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-26",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN timeout at capture (curl 28); named for follow-up"
    },
    {
      "title": "@GeorgiaSouthern EAGLE ALERT Armstrong all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgiaSouthern/status/2090585707714605242",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-26",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN timeout at capture (curl 28); named for follow-up"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "georgia",
    "eagle-alert",
    "robbery"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-26",
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}