A Marist College online shooting threat has caused the administration to cancel classes and order a lockdown on Friday morning. After discussing the situation with Poughkeepsie Police Department, the college decided it was in their best interest to cancel classes and lock their buildings for the day.
https://twitter.com/Marist/status/665167093491490816
Unlike some of the other threats made at University of Missouri and Howard University this week, these shooting threats didn’t seem to be based on racial issues.
Update: Marist College has been reopened.
https://twitter.com/tcmassie/status/665225431830896640
Here’s Are The Online Threats Posted to Twitter
The first threat, posted by @NuskiiGang read “If You Work @Marist I strongly Advice You Don’t Attend School Tomorrow. There’s Gonna Be A Big Surprise. You Have Been Warned. @NewYorkFBI.”
NuskiiGang then followed up with another post this morning around 5:30 AM that read, “Brb Going To Shoot Up Marist College.”
Student Reactions To Online Threat
It’s hard to ignore the fact that the threat was made on Friday the 13th and that the anonymous person tweeted at both Marist and the FBI. They also followed up that threats with a ridiculous tweet starting as “BRB.” So while we’re always hoping that all these threats are just empty wind from idiots, we’ve got to believe that this particular threat is fake.
A few students feel the same way.
https://twitter.com/PhilipAMonteiro/status/665192091379752960
https://twitter.com/Bedsall17/status/665188025043939328
Shooting threats are never something to be taken lightly, but some students have made a good point about the repercussions of shutting down the school buildings. Where are the freshman supposed to eat breakfast? “Honestly I’m just mad this shooter b/c I can’t get food from the caf now,” one Yik Yak user wrote. Some other posts include “Shout out to freshmen. What are they gonna eat for breakfast?” and “I feel bad for Marist freshies. At least I have food to eat.”
One student’s even pissed because the library’s locked and he needs a computer to finish his project due today.
About Marist College
Marist, located in Poughkeepsie, New Jersey, is only 84 miles north of New York City. There are 4,692 full-time undergraduate students enrolled at Marist College this fall, and 328 graduate students. There are currently 13 residence halls that house on-campus students.
