{
  "id": "2026-10-04-temple-university-16th-and-susquehanna-shooting",
  "slug": "temple-university-16th-and-susquehanna-shooting-2026-10-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Temple University",
    "shortName": "Temple",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TUalert",
    "enrollment": 35000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-04",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Shooting at 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue, then cleared",
    "headlinePublic": "Shooting at 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue, then cleared",
    "summary": "Temple reported a shooting at 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue and told people to avoid the area, then said police had cleared it. The [all-clear](https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106964726299128092) came after midnight.",
    "outcome": "Police cleared the intersection of 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-04T19:23:46-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "TUalertEMER: Shooting reported on the intersection of 16th St. and Susquehanna Ave. Avoid the area. Police are responding.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106888037162422621",
      "sourceDescription": "@TempleAlert 16th and Susquehanna",
      "annotations": [
        "Two independent reads byte-agreed, sha256 016828f00a2568f38fc8c2ba846c5b90ecdbc7109b441a18098b995b70147993.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-10-04-temple-university-diamond-street-police-activity and from 2026-10-04-temple-university-west-berks-street-robbery: a different intersection, and this pair is a shooting rather than police activity or a robbery with a gun."
      ],
      "characterCount": 122
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-05T00:28:30-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "TUalertEMER: Police have cleared the area on the intersection of 16th St. and Susquehanna Ave.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106964726299128092",
      "sourceDescription": "@TempleAlert 16th and Susquehanna all-clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Two independent reads byte-agreed, sha256 3e5a01d1577da07dc395a50016d3508b69511930b120913b0e8362a8b8f21acf.",
        "Thread checked 2026-10-12: reply count on the root was 0. The all-clear is a separate status after midnight."
      ],
      "characterCount": 94
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official posts on [@TempleAlert](https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106888037162422621). The [all-clear](https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106964726299128092) names the same intersection. Local start is October 4 (Eastern time). Separate from the Diamond Street police activity and the West Berks robbery the same evening.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A shooting at 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue drew an avoid order, then an all-clear after midnight."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@TempleAlert 16th and Susquehanna",
      "url": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106888037162422621",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 05:02Z. One in-flight save of https://x.com/TROYUSOS/status/2108311505435590828 returned HTTP 523. This URL was not separately saved."
    },
    {
      "title": "@TempleAlert 16th and Susquehanna all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/2106964726299128092",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at 05:02Z. One in-flight save of https://x.com/TROYUSOS/status/2108311505435590828 returned HTTP 523. This URL was not separately saved."
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "shooting",
    "public-r1"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}