{
  "id": "2016-03-21-university-of-missouri-shots-fired",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-shots-fired-2016-03-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2016-03-21",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — Providence Road",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — Providence Road",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an MU Alert update](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-21-shots-fired) on or about 2016-03-21. 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 2016-03-21",
      "verbatimText": "March 21, 2016\n\n12:05 a.m.\n\nColumbia Police responded to a shots fired call near the intersection of Providence Road and Stewart Road. Police officers determined that the sounds were from fireworks and that no shots were fired. The area remains safe. MU Alert will be updated if any further information is gathered.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2016/03-21-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": 315,
      "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/2016/03-21-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"
}