Emergency Alerts

November 9, 2021

I am writing to inform you of the tragic news that shortly before 2 p.m. today, a recent graduate of the University was shot and killed off-campus near the intersection of E. 54^th Place and Ellis Avenue. We are working with the Chicago Police Department to gather more facts about the case, and the University of Chicago Police Department is immediately increasing patrols near campus. While we have not had any indication that this is an active incident, we encourage you to be vigilant and exercise caution.

This is devastating news for our entire community. We will keep you informed as we know more about this incident.

Eric M. Heath

Associate Vice President for Safety & Security

• If you have any information related to this incident or if you witness any suspicious activity, please report it immediately to the Chicago Police Department (911) or the University of Chicago Police Department – 123 from a University phone or 773.702.8181 from other phones.

• More safety and security information is available at safety-security.uchicago.edu.

• Physical descriptions of a suspect, including race, are included in security alerts only when they provide several details that might help distinguish the suspect's appearance from the general population. 

Comments or suggestions about security-related issues should be directed to: ucpd-pio@uchicago.edu.

PLEASE NOTE: The University of Chicago Police Department patrol area boundaries are 37^th Street on the north to 65^th Street on the south/Cottage Grove Avenue to Lake Shore Drive (39^th Street to 60^th Street)/Evans Avenue to Stony Island Avenue (61^st Street to 64^th Street)/65^th Street (Ellis Avenue to University Avenue).