Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' NY College Days After Mass Kentucky Shooting

A New York college has reopened and resumed classes following an alleged threat from a 20-year-old student from Louisville to shoot up the school. The incident occurred soon after a mass shooting in the Kentucky city where five people were killed.

On Sunday, April 16, just before 7 p.m., several police agencies in Oneida County were contacted about a potential danger of a shooter at Hamilton College situated in Clinton Town.

On Twitter, the college announced that the Kirner Johnson building was under risk of an armed attacker. Students and staff were instructed to stay securely locked in their rooms and avoid windows while the police carried out a search of the premises.

During the following three hours, the school authorities issued intermittent notifications to both students and staff that the police were still evacuating the premises and that there was no evidence of an authentic shooter, nevertheless, they should persist in taking refuge.evidence of an active firearm-wielding perpetrator. Nevertheless, they advised all individuals to remain in a secure location.

According to officials, a social media post threatened to "shoot up" the Kirner Johnson building which spans across 51,000 square feet and accommodates classrooms for history, sociology, political science, and economics at the school.

At 9:26 p.m, the Kirner Johnson building and the rest of the campus were "secured" by the police, and the school tweeted that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted.

According to a statement from the New York State Police, a comprehensive search of various buildings on campus was carried out by troopers, Hamilton College Security staff, Kirkland Police Department, Oneida County Sheriff's Office, and the FBI. As a result, it was concluded that there was no current danger to students or staff.

According to the police, it was concluded by investigators that 20-year-old Peter Howard from Louisville, Kentucky, a student at the college, made the threat through a post on the application "Jodel."

Howard was taken into custody without conflict on a misdemeanor charge for making a threat regarding mass harm. He was given a notice to appear and will be arraigned at the Kirkland court on Tuesday, May 2nd.

Just a few days after a man from Louisville, Kentucky killed five individuals and wounded eight others in a mass shooting at the Old National Bank in Louisville, another incident occurred.

The college administrators expressed their gratitude to the first responders who aided in removing the danger in their official statement.

According to school officials, the safety of the campus community comes first and they expressed appreciation to everyone for showing concern about the threat, adhering to safety measures and sustaining each other.

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