{ "id": "2025-11-01-university-of-dayton-shooting", "slug": "university-of-dayton-shooting-2025-11-01", "institution": { "name": "University of Dayton", "shortName": "UD", "state": "OH", "type": "private-r2", "alertSystemName": "UD Emergency Alert", "enrollment": 11000 }, "incident": { "date": "2025-11-01", "type": "shooting", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "resolution": "confirmed-threat", "headline": "Shooting, November 1, 2025", "summary": "On the night of November 1, 2025, [shots were fired on Evanston Avenue](https://flyernews.com/campus/ud-student-injured-after-shooting-on-campus/11/02/2025/) in the University of Dayton's south student neighborhood just before 11:50 PM EDT. A 19-year-old UD student (a woman) was struck and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The university issued a [shelter-in-place order that was lifted at approximately 1:22 AM](https://dayton247now.com/news/local/shelter-in-place-issued-at-university-of-dayton-after-shots-fired-near-evanston-avenue) on Sunday.", "outcome": "The injured 19-year-old female student was treated at a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Four people were arrested in connection with the shooting: a 19-year-old man, who faces a federal weapons charge, and three teenagers (a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy) who face charges in juvenile court. Three of those arrested are believed to have been directly involved; none were affiliated with the university.", "casualties": { "killed": 0, "injured": 1 } }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "timestamp": "2025-11-02T00:05:00-04:00", "channel": "push-notification", "verbatimText": "", "isVerbatimConfirmed": false, "sourceDescription": "Flyer News student newspaper and Dayton 24/7 Now reporting", "annotations": [] }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "all-clear", "timestamp": "2025-11-02T01:22:00-04:00", "channel": "push-notification", "verbatimText": "", "isVerbatimConfirmed": false, "sourceDescription": "WHIO and Dayton Daily News reporting", "annotations": [] }, { "sequence": 3, "type": "update", "timestampApprox": "Sunday, November 2, 2025, after the overnight shooting", "channel": "email", "verbatimText": "Last night, I received the phone call that every university president dreads. Hearing the words “shots fired on campus” caused my heart to sink. My immediate and overwhelming concern was for the well-being of our students and the safety of our entire community.\n\nOn behalf of University leadership, I want to provide additional information on the situation in the south student neighborhood late Saturday night and the ongoing investigation. I want to speak directly to our UD community about campus safety and stress the importance of being supportive of one another as everyone will deal with processing this event differently.\n\nUpdate on person injured and investigation\n\nFirst, the person injured was a UD student. We are grateful the student’s injury is not life-threatening and they are recovering with family. We are providing all available support for this individual and hold them in our prayers.\n\nStudent Development, the dean of students office, housing and residence life and other campus offices reached out to the residents of the two homes on Evanston Avenue affected by shots fired, to provide support and make sure their needs are being met.\n\nUD Public Safety officers worked with city of Dayton police through the night – and continue to do so – and have made significant progress on the investigation. They remain focused on bringing it to a conclusion and are using all investigative tools and resources at their disposal. At this point in the investigation, it appears there was a verbal altercation of some kind that escalated into multiple shots being fired. It does not appear the suspect(s) are affiliated with the University nor was anyone at the University a target. We do not believe there is any threat to our campus community at this time.\n\nWe once again ask anyone with information about this incident to call University of Dayton Public Safety at 937-229-2121. UD Public Safety and city of Dayton police are collaborating well and are increasing patrols in the student neighborhoods.\n\nCampus safety matters\n\nWe unfortunately continue to hear of incidents of senseless violence, much of it involving firearms, happening on campuses nationwide. Serious incidents of this nature can shake our sense of security, but also underscore the importance of our shared commitment to one another.\n\nWe remind everyone in our community of the valuable resources available, if needed, to help process this type of incident:\n\nCounseling Center, 937-229-3141 and press option 2 to speak with an on-call therapist.\n\nStudent Development, after hours contact UD Public Safety at 937-229-2121.\n\nCampus Ministry, 937-229-3339.\n\nCampus safety is a partnership between UD Public Safety, the city of Dayton police, and our entire community. We want everyone to feel safe on campus. It is important that students take their personal safety seriously and are aware of who is inside and outside their residence, particularly in the student neighborhoods. As a reminder, if you observe anything on campus that seems strange, suspicious, or makes you uneasy, please call Public Safety at 937-229-2121. You can also contact them through the Flyer Safe app. While the neighborhoods are considered part of our campus, these are city of Dayton streets and are widely accessible.\n\nUniversity leadership, including UD Public Safety and the emergency management committee, will conduct a thorough review of this incident with the goal of providing additional guidance and education to our community. This will further inform two key working groups already in place that are exploring all aspects of campus safety, specifically surrounding large gatherings, the openness of our campus, and the potential for more controlled access.\n\nStaying together\n\nBecause there are still a number of unknowns about this incident, we ask that you not spread misinformation and instead turn to trusted University sources for information. We must be careful not to allow fear or division to control our actions.\n\nWe also ask you to support one another during this time and seek support for yourself if needed. Our community is defined by its unity, respect, and care for one another. We must actively work to make our UD home an environment where every single student feels safe and valued. We are stronger together when we lean on our Catholic, Marianist values of community and inclusivity, two hallmarks of our university.\n\nProvost Darlene Weaver, Vice President for Student Development Casey Gill, and representatives from UD Public Safety will attend the SGA meeting 6 p.m. today in Kennedy Union ballroom.\n\nThe University will provide additional updates as needed. Join me in holding our community in prayer.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "confidence": "high", "sourceUrl": "https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-medics-respond-after-reported-shooting-near-uds-campus/PYBS4Q6SCNA37PINZVC2VKIDFI/", "sourceDescription": "WHIO embeds President Eric Spina campus email in full", "annotations": [ "Dual HTML + second-blind of the WHIO-embedded presidential email. sha256 2144aefad47b3d2f4d1f2e69bdcac9d7d6efd2cda1193d4edb47ad676518dc31. Greeting through closing prayer kept. Seq 1-2 reconstructed UD Emergency Alert SMS stay unconfirmed." ], "characterCount": 4693 } ], "context": "On the night of November 1, 2025, Dayton Police and UD Public Safety officers responded to [shots fired on Evanston Avenue](https://dayton247now.com/news/local/shelter-in-place-issued-at-university-of-dayton-after-shots-fired-near-evanston-avenue) in the University of Dayton's south student neighborhood just before 11:50 PM. A 19-year-old female UD student was struck and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The university issued a limited shelter-in-place for the south neighborhood, which was [lifted at approximately 1:22 AM EDT](https://flyernews.com/campus/ud-student-injured-after-shooting-on-campus/11/02/2025/). The shooting apparently stemmed from a verbal altercation that escalated to gunfire between non-UD-affiliated individuals. Four people were arrested: a [19-year-old man who faces a federal weapons charge, and three teenagers (a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy) who face charges in juvenile court](https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/university-of-dayton-shooting-suspect-idd-by-southern-district-court/); [three of those arrested are believed to have been directly involved](https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-announce-4-additional-arrests-stemming-shooting-ud-student-neighborhood/JTUOA7GA6NFFBM4GHA3WYOVGJA/). UD President Eric Spina addressed students after the incident, saying it 'caused my heart to sink.'", "keyFindings": [ "The shelter-in-place lasted approximately 90 minutes, from 11:50 PM to 1:22 AM", "The shooting stemmed from a verbal altercation between non-UD-affiliated individuals; the student victim was not a target", "Four people were arrested, a 19-year-old man facing a federal weapons charge and three teenagers (17, 16, 15) facing juvenile charges, with three believed to be directly involved" ], "sources": [ { "title": "UD Student Injured After Shooting on Campus (Flyer News)", "url": "https://flyernews.com/campus/ud-student-injured-after-shooting-on-campus/11/02/2025/", "type": "student-newspaper" }, { "title": "One hospitalized after shots fired near University of Dayton, shelter order lifted (Dayton 24/7 Now)", "url": "https://dayton247now.com/news/local/shelter-in-place-issued-at-university-of-dayton-after-shots-fired-near-evanston-avenue", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "Student injured in reported shooting on University of Dayton campus (WHIO)", "url": "https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-medics-respond-after-reported-shooting-near-uds-campus/PYBS4Q6SCNA37PINZVC2VKIDFI/", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "Police announce 4 additional arrests stemming from shooting in UD student neighborhood (WHIO)", "url": "https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-announce-4-additional-arrests-stemming-shooting-ud-student-neighborhood/JTUOA7GA6NFFBM4GHA3WYOVGJA/", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "19-year-old charged federally in UD shooting; 3 others arrested (WDTN)", "url": "https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/university-of-dayton-shooting-suspect-idd-by-southern-district-court/", "type": "local-media" } ], "confidence": "medium", "tags": [ "shooting", "student-neighborhood", "shelter-in-place", "ohio", "student-victim", "private-university", "arrests-made", "dayton" ], "dateAdded": "2026-05-03", "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14", "addedBy": "ingestion" }