INITIAL ALERTSMS
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UND Alert: Campus police are seeking information about a firearm incident that occurred at ATO, involving a Black male subject wearing a red or purple sweatshirt, black pants, camo vest. Subject pointed a gun at several members and was last seen heading on foot toward the Newman Center. If you have information, contact UNDPD at 701-777-3491. No ongoing threat to campus.
This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.
The alert was sent at 2:17 a.m. CST on October 29, 2020 -- approximately 47 minutes after the incident occurred at 1:30 a.m. at 3000 University Ave., the ATO fraternity house near campus; this gap later prompted a review of UND's campus alert protocol.
The subject description included in the alert was later criticized by community members and civil rights advocates, and UND committed to reviewing its alert-description practices alongside the timing review.