{
  "id": "2017-09-29-university-of-missouri-shots-fired",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-shots-fired-2017-09-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2017-09-29",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — shots fired 2",
    "headlinePublic": "Shots fired investigation near MU campus area — shots fired 2",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an official alert](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/09-29-shots-fired) on or about 2017-09-29. 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 2017-09-29",
      "verbatimText": "Sept. 29, 2017\n\n3:15pm\n\nAll available information is that both shooting victims, who are being treated at a local hospital, are not MU Students. Columbia Police will continue to investigate this case. It is anticipated that there will be no further updates to this website on this situation unless there is information obtained that affects our campus. There continues to be no known threat to the MU campus.\n\n1:45pm\n\nMUPD continues to monitor the situation being investigated by the Columbia Police Department. There continues to be no indication that there is a threat to the MU Campus. As information is confirmed, this site will be updated.\n\n1:30pm\n\nIt does not appear that any of the shooting victims are MU Students. As soon as this is confirmed this website will be updated. Columbia Police continue their investigation into this shooting.\n\n1:15pm\n\nColumbia Police continue to investigate the shooting. At the present time there is no indication that there is a threat to MU Campus\n\n1:00pm\n\nColumbia Police are investigating shots fired possible two subjects shot at Copper Beach Town Homes. A possible suspect vehicle is a grey Nissan 4 door SUV driving west on Grindstone Blvd.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/09-29-shots-fired",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive 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": 1186,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official MU Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Shots Fired",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/09-29-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"
}