Man Threatened To Shoot Up Haverford College, Kill Family: DA

HAVERFORD, PA — A former Haverford College student is accused of threatening to kill his family and shoot up the college's campus, according to Delaware County authorities.

Frank Wang, 20, of the Wayne section of Tredyffrin Township, is facing a terroristic threat charge, Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland said.

Copeland announced the arrest and charge with Chief John Viola of the Haverford Township Police Department Wednesday.

Wang, 20, is behind bars at the George W. Hill Correctional facility after failing to post 10 percent of $1 million bail set at his July 31 preliminary hearing.

Wang was arrested following an investigation by Detective Jere Goodman, Sergeant Christopher Chambers, and Officer McGowan of the Haverford Township Police Department, with assistance from the Haverford College Public Safety Department, and officers from the Tredyffrin Township Police Department.

On July 26, 2019, Chambers got information that Wang, who used to be a student at Haverford College, told another person that he had thoughts about killing his parents and plotting to “shoot up” the Haverford College campus, the DA's office said.

Authorities found Wang and executed search warrant at his residence.

Investigators found no firearms or weapons in his residence, the DA's office said.

They did, however, find a cell phone, a computer, and several flash drives all of which were submitted to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigation Division Cyber Crimes Unit for forensic analysis.

Wang is slated for an Aug. 8 preliminary hearing, court records show.