{
  "id": "2026-03-08-university-of-pennsylvania-40th-market-gunshots",
  "slug": "university-of-pennsylvania-40th-market-gunshots-2026-03-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Pennsylvania",
    "shortName": "Penn",
    "state": "PA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UPennAlert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-08",
    "type": "shots-fired",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unfounded",
    "headline": "Report of gunshots at 40th and Market",
    "headlinePublic": "Report of gunshots at 40th and Market",
    "summary": "Penn [UPennAlert warned of a report of gunshots at 40th and Market Streets](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/) with no description and no reported injuries, then [cleared the area](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/).",
    "outcome": "All-clear at 9:30 p.m. No reported injuries."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UPennAlert: REPORT OF GUNSHOTS reported in the area of 40th & MARKET STREETS. Use caution, police on scene, avoid area.\n\nThe suspects are described as: NO DESCRIPTION AT THIS TIME.\n\nThe suspects were last seen heading: NO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. LAST SEEN IN THE AREA OF THE SEPTA PLATFORM. NO REPORTED INJURIES.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/",
      "sourceDescription": "UPennAlert archive: 40th and Market gunshots",
      "annotations": [
        "Official UPennAlert archive 2026-09-20. Dual-fetch EQUAL. sha256 f2bf5ee9449e27547acaa59a03e7aa46fa1ecb4e2ba8fd747d5ba19e7a427a07. seq 1 of 2. Dual-fetch EQUAL: web_fetch + open_page + r.jina.ai. Official ampersand 40th & MARKET STREETS. Official ALL-CAPS NO DESCRIPTION / NO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL lines preserved. Exclude Alert Summary website prose. D",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-01-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4300-market-shots-fired and 2026-04-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4000-market-assault-with-firearm: different date and 40th and Market vs 4300 Market / 4000 Market."
      ],
      "characterCount": 309,
      "timestamp": "2026-03-08T20:49:00-04:00"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "UPennAlert: All clear in the area of 40th & MARKET STREETS. Police and Allied Security patrolling the area. You may resume normal activity.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/",
      "sourceDescription": "UPennAlert archive: 40th and Market gunshots all-clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Official UPennAlert archive 2026-09-20. Dual-fetch EQUAL. sha256 345e1af6543aae65e5412bc8c2bffd12d141d81993c3a402437f3f1e2052c8e9. seq 2 of 2. Dual-fetch EQUAL: web_fetch + open_page + r.jina.ai. Labeled UPennAlert issued at 03-08-2026 09:30 PM."
      ],
      "characterCount": 139,
      "timestamp": "2026-03-08T21:30:00-04:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Penn posts UPennAlert products on the [upa-archive](https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/). Date of Alert on the page: March 8, 2026 8:49 pm. Distinct from 2026-01-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4300-market-shots-fired and 2026-04-06-university-of-pennsylvania-4000-market-assault-with-firearm.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message gunshots then all-clear sequence. Official SMS says NO DESCRIPTION AT THIS TIME and NO REPORTED INJURIES."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UPennAlert archive: 40th and Market gunshots",
      "url": "https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upa-archive/report-of-gunshots/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-20",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "pennsylvania",
    "penn",
    "upennalert",
    "ivy",
    "shots-fired"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}