{
  "id": "2026-09-19-notre-dame-eddy-street-commons-gunfire",
  "slug": "notre-dame-eddy-street-commons-gunfire-2026-09-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Notre Dame",
    "shortName": "Notre Dame",
    "state": "IN",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "ND Alert",
    "enrollment": 13000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-19",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Shelter in place after gunfire near Eddy Street Commons",
    "headlinePublic": "Shelter in place after gunfire near Eddy Street Commons",
    "summary": "Notre Dame [sent an ND Alert SMS after gunfire in the Eddy Street Commons area](https://x.com/angdicarlo/status/2101462186916708770) during the Michigan State game and [followed with a fled-the-area update](https://www.irishstar.com/sport/college-football/notre-dame-football-shooter-alert-37681425).",
    "outcome": "Shelter-in-place lifted after investigators found no continued campus threat. Eddy Street and Angela Boulevard remained an active crime scene. A woman and a South Bend police officer were injured off campus."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Saturday, September 19, 2026, 7:59 p.m. ET",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "ND Alert Emergency System: After gunfire in the Eddy Street Commons area, the suspected gunman was last seen on the south edge of campus. Police are actively searching for the suspect. People inside the Stadium should stay in the Stadium, others should shelter in place. The suspect is a Black male, heavy-set, blue shorts, black shirt and one white shoe.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/angdicarlo/status/2101462186916708770",
      "sourceDescription": "ND Alert SMS screenshot posted by @angdicarlo",
      "annotations": [
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        "Thread checked 2026-09-21: no @NotreDame/@NotreDamePD/@NDAlert post of the SMS. Seq 2 recovered as a complete news quotation. Seq 3 (about 9:20 p.m. SIP lifted / Eddy and Angela crime scene) remains Observer/Tribune paraphrase only and is not transcribed.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-04-01-notre-dame-tornado-warning: Eddy Street Commons gunfire during the Michigan State game vs an April tornado warning."
      ],
      "characterCount": 355
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Saturday, September 19, 2026, about 8:22 p.m. ET",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "There have been no further incidents of violence. Further investigations indicate that the suspect fled the campus area. Police investigations continue.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.irishstar.com/sport/college-football/notre-dame-football-shooter-alert-37681425",
      "sourceDescription": "Irish Star reproducing the second ND Alert SMS in full",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete quotation in Irish Star. Dual-curl HTML 426324 bytes identical. sha256 of quoted SMS e489e6af73dc18ee9dec561f0b6873ca22fc3adb9c0eb0cc69f51978cef60c78. Irish Star splits/alters seq 1 (stay inside vs stay in) so seq 1 is confirmed from the screenshot instead."
      ],
      "characterCount": 152
    }
  ],
  "context": "The official ND Alert SMS is in a [screenshot posted by @angdicarlo](https://x.com/angdicarlo/status/2101462186916708770). [The Observer](https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/breaking-gunfire-on-eddy-street-as-nd-plays-michigan-state-20260920) and [Irish Star](https://www.irishstar.com/sport/college-football/notre-dame-football-shooter-alert-37681425) corroborate the sequence. Seq 3 remains paraphrase-only.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official ND Alert SMS told stadium occupants to stay in the Stadium and others to shelter in place. A second SMS said the suspect fled the campus area."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "ND Alert SMS screenshot posted by @angdicarlo",
      "url": "https://x.com/angdicarlo/status/2101462186916708770",
      "type": "social-media",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-21",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap at 07:36Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "Irish Star reproducing the second ND Alert SMS",
      "url": "https://www.irishstar.com/sport/college-football/notre-dame-football-shooter-alert-37681425",
      "type": "national-media",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-21",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap at 07:36Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Observer breaking coverage",
      "url": "https://www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/breaking-gunfire-on-eddy-street-as-nd-plays-michigan-state-20260920",
      "type": "student-newspaper",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-21",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap at 07:36Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "indiana",
    "notre-dame",
    "nd-alert",
    "shooting"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}