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UPDATE 11:58 PM: At the hearing, Alex Thiele appeared in an orange jumpsuit, with his hands cuffed behind his back. His defense attorney made comments to the effect that Thiele will probably be expelled from Georgetown. Full post coming later today.

The latest Midnight Madness shooting news: alleged shooter Alex Thiele (‘13) has a preliminary hearing in criminal court this Tuesday morning. You can bet Vox will be there.

Until the hearing, which should shake loose a few more details, here’s what’s known so far. If you prefer your Midnight Madness shooting information in a less organized, although more thrilling, style, check out our posts from Friday night and the weekend.

During Midnight Madness this Friday night in McDonough Gymnasium, according to a police report, someone (allegedly Thiele) took a Heckler + Koch .40 from the purse of Park Police Officer Sherice Clanton. Clanton was not on-duty at the time, according to Sergeant David Schlosser, a Park Police spokesman.

After obtaining the gun, Thiele allegedly went to the men’s bathroom in McDonough and shot a toilet once. All of this occurred between 10:21 p.m. and 10:25 p.m., according to the report.

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Vox just obtained the Metropolitan Police Department’s report on last night’s shooting in McDonough Gymnasium.

The report lists Sherice Clanton as the complainant and victim.  On the report, her occupation is listed as “police officer.”  A June 2009 blog post from the United States Park Police identifies her as a new Park Police officer.

The narrative on the police report describes the incident as follows:

C-1 reports while in the gym of the listed location she sat her purse down with her issued weapon inside. When C-1 took a look in her purse she noticed that her weapon was missing from her purse.

After further investigation by MPD it was found that S-1 had discharged the weapon inside the bathroom in the gym and fled the location.  The suspect then went to a dorm room in Village C of the University where he was located along with the weapon.

The handgun is described as a Heckler & Koch .40 Smith & Wesson.

The primary offense listed is Criminal Possession of a Weapon Without a License.  Theft I and Destruction of Property (less than $200) were listed as the secondary and tertiary offenses, respectively.

The report lists the price of the destroyed toilet bowl as $250.00.

The report says the incident began at 10:21 p.m. Friday night and ended at 10:25 p.m. The report was filed at 1:35 a.m. on Saturday.

UPDATE 9:19 PM: Officer Clanton declined to comment.

UPDATE 9:47 PM: Sergeant David Schlosser, a Park Police spokesperson, said he does not think Clanton was on duty at Midnight Madness. He added that officers are allowed to carry their government weapons off-duty in certain circumstances, and said the Park Police will investigate the incident.

Schlosser also valued the Heckler and Koch gun at $800 to $1,000, making the theft of the gun a felony.

Reporting by Galen Weber and Will Sommer.