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  "id": "2026-09-06-indiana-university-kirkwood-grant-shooting",
  "slug": "indiana-university-kirkwood-grant-shooting-2026-09-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Indiana University Bloomington",
    "shortName": "IU",
    "state": "IN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "IU Notify / @IUpolice",
    "enrollment": 47000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-06",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Shooting near Kirkwood Avenue and Grant Street",
    "headlinePublic": "Shooting near Kirkwood Avenue and Grant Street",
    "summary": "IU Police [warned of a dangerous situation near Kirkwood Ave and Grant St](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096469141460840674), [reported a shooting with a suspect fleeing north in a blue or gray sedan](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096473518485491851), [kept an avoid-area](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096479506269647342), and [said the threat was no longer imminent](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096488340216303925).",
    "outcome": "Suspect fled north in a blue or gray sedan. Threat no longer imminent about 76 minutes after the initial; Bloomington Police investigation continuing."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-06T01:22:48-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUB emergency: A dangerous situation is occurring near Kirkwood Ave and Grant St. Avoid the area. Call 911 with information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096469141460840674",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood/Grant dangerous situation",
      "annotations": [
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        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-13: sequences 2-4 are the further @IUpolice posts for this incident."
      ],
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    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-06T01:40:12-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUB emergency: Police are on scene for a reported shooting occurring near campus on Kirkwood Ave and Grant St. The suspect fled north in a blue or gray sedan.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096473518485491851",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood shooting on scene",
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      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-06T02:03:59-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUB emergency: Continue to avoid the area of Kirkwood Ave and Grant St. Police are responding on scene. Call 911 with any information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096479506269647342",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood continue avoid",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-09-13. sha256 875e356c22a77ebb855f5ed46a68b8d04e51bb4a672fd3b74e471bed63a80f35."
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      "characterCount": 134
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    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-06T02:39:05-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUB final update: Continue to avoid the area of Kirkwood Ave and Grant St while Bloomington Police investigate. Threat is no longer imminent.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096488340216303925",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood threat no longer imminent",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 141
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  ],
  "context": "IU posts campus emergency products on [@IUpolice](https://x.com/IUpolice) with an IUB prefix for Bloomington. Official posts for this incident: the [Kirkwood/Grant initial](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096469141460840674) and the [threat-no-longer-imminent all-clear](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096488340216303925). Kirkwood Avenue and Grant Street is campus-adjacent Bloomington geography. Distinct from 2026-04-26-indiana-university-kirkwood-shooting (Little 500 crowd shooting months earlier).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Four-message IUB sequence: unnamed dangerous situation, shooting-on-scene with fleeing sedan, continue-avoid, threat no longer imminent."
  ],
  "sources": [
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      "title": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood/Grant dangerous situation",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096469141460840674",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood shooting on scene",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096473518485491851",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
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      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
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    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood continue avoid",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096479506269647342",
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      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
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      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
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      "title": "@IUpolice IUB Kirkwood threat no longer imminent",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2096488340216303925",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
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    "indiana",
    "shooting",
    "iu-notify"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-09-13",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13",
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