{
  "id": "2016-03-06-university-of-missouri-shots-fired",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-shots-fired-2016-03-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2016-03-06",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an MU Alert update](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-06-shots-fired) on or about 2016-03-06. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2016-03-06",
      "verbatimText": "March 6, 2016\n\n11:00 p.m.\n\nAt 10:42 p.m., Columbia Police received a report of four shots fired in the alley between the Lofts at 308 Ninth and Hitt Street Garage. Officers have cleared the scene and found no evidence of any shots fired. If any additional information arises, MU Alert will be updated.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-06-shots-fired",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official mualert.missouri.edu update page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source.",
        "2026-09-21 second deep audit P2 chrome R1: mualert.missouri.edu standing site paragraph (official emergency website / rumor / call-parents footer) is page boilerplate, not the transmitted alert. Paired demote+correct. Cap-exempt."
      ],
      "characterCount": 301,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Missouri MU Alert official updates archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official MU Alert update page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Shots Fired",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-06-shots-fired",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "missouri",
    "mizzou",
    "mu-alert",
    "active-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}