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  "id": "2026-07-28-university-of-washington-kane-hall-red-square-emergency-response",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-kane-hall-red-square-emergency-response-2026-07-28",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 48000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-28",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Red Square avoid-area order during emergency response near Kane Hall",
    "headlinePublic": "Red Square avoid-area order during emergency response near Kane Hall",
    "summary": "UW Alert [asked the community to avoid Red Square during an emergency response near Kane Hall](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/07/28/uw-advisory-emergency-response/), then [reopened the area for normal traffic](https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/07/28/uw-advisory-emergency-response/).",
    "outcome": "Area reopened; police stated no threat to the community."
  },
  "alerts": [
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Morning of July 28, 2026",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "ORIGINAL POST: UW police are asking for students, faculty, staff and visitors to avoid Red Square until further notice due to an emergency response near Kane Hall. A person who is not affiliated with the UW apparently died by suicide this morning. Police do not believe there is any threat to the community.\n\nIf you need support or would like to talk with someone, consider reaching out to one of the resources below:\n\nUW Counseling Center: UW’s Counseling Center provides a variety of options for support, including the 24/7 Husky HelpLine.\n\nCall, text or chat 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Lifeline is confidential, free, and available 24/7.\n\nSafeCampus is available to discuss (anonymously or otherwise) safety and well-being concerns for yourself or others by calling 206-685-7233 or via email at safecampus@uw.edu. Their skilled team of violence prevention specialists are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., excluding UW holidays.\n\nHusky Assist is the UW mobile response team that provides on-site behavioral health support for students, faculty and staff in crisis on the UW campus in Seattle. You can call on Husky Assist when you or a student, faculty or staff member on campus is facing an urgent mental health or substance use issue. Husky Assist team members are trained mental health professionals who can respond compassionately to a variety of situations. Call 206-543-9331or 911 to reach Husky Assist for help on the Seattle campus.\n\nStaff also have resources available via the Washington State Employee Assistance Program (WA EAP).",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2026/07/28/uw-advisory-emergency-response/",
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-28T11:26:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE AT 11:26 a.m. Tuesday: The area near Kane Hall has been reopened for normal traffic.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
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  "context": "UW posts official advisory products on the [UW Alert Blog](https://emergency.uw.edu/). Red Square and Kane Hall are central Seattle campus locations.",
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  "confidence": "high",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-08-10",
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