Howard University Receives Bomb Threat 2 Days In A Row

WASHINGTON, DC — Howard University was targeted by a bomb threat for the second day in a row Tuesday morning, while the University of the District of Columbia also received a bomb threat, according to school officials.

Howard University and UDC issued an all-clear after campus security, assisted by the Metropolitan Police Department, declared their campuses and buildings safe for students and staff.

In Maryland, Morgan State University and Coppin State University also received new bomb threats Tuesday morning, forcing people on both campuses to shelter in place.

Tuesday’s bomb threats came a day after Howard University and at least five other historically Black colleges and universities around the country were targeted by bomb threats.

In a statement Tuesday, David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, called for the bomb threats to his university and other HBCUs across the nation to "be aggressively investigated by the FBI."

The FBI said in a statement to USA Today that "it is aware of the series of bomb threats around the country, and we are working with our law enforcement partners to address any potential threats."

Howard University said the bomb threat was made at about 2:55 a.m. Tuesday for several areas on campus, leading the school to issue a shelter-in-place directive for more than two hours. The shelter-in-place order was lifted later in the morning after the all-clear was declared.

On Monday, officers from the MPD and Howard University campus police responded to a bomb threat, which was made by phone around 4:30 a.m. Monday. The police found no threats and an all-clear was given a few hours later.

The bomb threat at UDC's campus in the Van Ness neighborhood was made about 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, the university said in a statement. D.C. police officers shut down streets, including the 4200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW and part of Van Ness Street NW, during their investigation, NBC4 reported.

UDC's Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management and the MPD issued an all clear at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, allowing the campus to re-open, the university said.

On Jan. 5, Howard University and other HBCUs received bomb threats that in some cases led schools to relocate students, faculty and staff while searches were performed.

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