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  "id": "2024-08-27-university-at-albany-officer-involved-shooting",
  "slug": "university-at-albany-officer-involved-shooting-2024-08-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University at Albany, SUNY",
    "shortName": "UAlbany",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "NY-Alert",
    "enrollment": 17000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-27",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Officer struck by a fleeing car fires weapon; four arrested",
    "headlinePublic": "Officer struck by a fleeing car fires weapon; four arrested",
    "summary": "At 12:49 AM EDT on August 27, 2024, a UAlbany police officer on foot patrol attempted to stop a vehicle on [Center Drive East on the Uptown Campus](https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-update-overnight-incident). The occupants, who had been banned from campus earlier that day for threatening behavior, struck the officer with their vehicle. The officer [fired at the fleeing car](https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-08-27/suspects-in-custody-after-hitting-cop-who-returned-fire-on-ualbany-campus), marking the first time a UAlbany officer discharged a firearm in the line of duty.",
    "outcome": "Four suspects were arrested near Albany Medical Center Hospital shortly after the incident. The driver, 19-year-old Anthony Taylor of Albany, was charged with attempted aggravated assault on a police officer, second-degree assault, and first-degree reckless endangerment. The officer, a 12-year veteran, was not seriously injured. No one was struck by gunfire.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 1
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly after 12:49 AM EDT on August 27, 2024",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "WAMC and CBS 6 Albany reporting",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "Early morning hours of August 27, 2024, after suspects were apprehended",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "UAlbany official statement and WAMC reporting",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "follow-up",
      "timestampApprox": "August 27, 2024, University Police community update after the overnight incident",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Dear UAlbany Community,\n\nI’m writing to update you that Center Drive East has re-opened and to provide more information about the incident that occurred overnight.\n\nShortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, a University Police Department officer on foot attempted to stop a vehicle on Center Drive East on the Uptown Campus. During that encounter, the vehicle fled, the officer was struck, and the officer fired their weapon.\n\nThe incident resulted in the vehicle being pursued by police officers into Albany. That pursuit ended in the area of Albany Medical Center Hospital, where the occupants fled the vehicle on foot and were taken into custody soon after.\n\nNo one was struck by gunfire or otherwise seriously injured during the incident, and there is no ongoing danger to the campus.\n\nThe occupants of the car – four men in their late teens and early 20s who were not UAlbany students – had been banned from campus earlier in the night. The officer approached them after spotting them on campus again.\n\nUPD’s investigation is ongoing with the assistance of the New York State Police, and the department will provide additional details as soon as it is able. No additional information is available at this time, and charges against the vehicle's occupants are pending.\n\nIn addition to the State Police, we would like to thank our partners in the Albany Police Department, Guilderland Police Department and Albany County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance during this incident.\n\nAgain, I want to reiterate that at no point was there a danger to the wider campus community and thank you for your patience and cooperation as we complete our investigation.\n\nSincerely,\n\nPaul C. Burlingame\nChief of Police",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-update-overnight-incident",
      "sourceDescription": "University at Albany Police: Update on Overnight Incident — Chief Paul C. Burlingame community letter",
      "annotations": [
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  "context": "In the early morning hours of August 27, 2024, a University Police Department officer on foot patrol attempted to stop a vehicle on [Center Drive East on UAlbany's Uptown Campus](https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-update-overnight-incident). The vehicle's occupants had been banned from campus earlier that day for exhibiting threatening and harassing behavior. During the attempted stop, [the officer was struck by the vehicle as it fled](https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-08-27/suspects-in-custody-after-hitting-cop-who-returned-fire-on-ualbany-campus). The officer then fired at the fleeing car, marking the first time in UAlbany Police Department history that an officer discharged a weapon in the line of duty. Four suspects were arrested a short time later near [Albany Medical Center Hospital](https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/significant-police-presence-reported-at-the-ualbany-campus). The driver, 19-year-old Anthony Taylor of Albany, was charged with attempted aggravated assault on a police officer and multiple other felonies. The officer, a 12-year veteran of the force, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. In September 2024, the university [released body camera footage](https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-upd-releases-body-cam-footage-august-27-incident) of the incident.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "This was the first time in UAlbany Police Department history that an officer fired a weapon in the line of duty",
    "The suspects had been formally banned from campus earlier the same day for threatening behavior, yet returned hours later",
    "Despite shots being fired on campus, no one was struck by gunfire"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Update on Overnight Incident (University at Albany)",
      "url": "https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-update-overnight-incident",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Four arrested after UAlbany police officer struck (WAMC)",
      "url": "https://www.wamc.org/news/2024-08-27/suspects-in-custody-after-hitting-cop-who-returned-fire-on-ualbany-campus",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "UPD Releases Body Cam Footage of August 27 Incident (University at Albany)",
      "url": "https://www.albany.edu/police/news/2024-upd-releases-body-cam-footage-august-27-incident",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Significant police presence at UAlbany campus (CBS 6 Albany)",
      "url": "https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/significant-police-presence-reported-at-the-ualbany-campus",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "officer-involved-shooting",
    "new-york",
    "vehicle-assault",
    "campus-police",
    "first-weapon-discharge",
    "public-university",
    "suny"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-27",
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