Update…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy is in custody on suspicion of threatening to shoot up the library at Bismarck State College.

Bismarck police say the threat posted on Twitter was deemed credible, and it prompted officials to put the school on lockdown just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. A person saw the tweet and reported it to the FBI.

Bismarck police say they identified a suspect, and a trooper from the North Dakota Highway Patrol stopped him around 4 p.m. on U.S. Highway 83.

Police say no one was injured and everyone is safe at this time.

The school canceled its remaining Thursday afternoon and night classes as officers continued investigating. The school has nearly 4,100 students and is the third-largest college in the state university system.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Late Thursday afternoon Bismarck police were still trying to locate the person they believe made a threat to Bismarck State College, prompting the school to go on lockdown.

The school canceled its remaining Thursday afternoon and night classes as officers continue investigating.

College President Larry Skogen says the school received a “credible threat” from the FBI that a student had threatened to shoot up the library with a machine gun. The school went on lockdown just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Officials are asking that no one come to campus until an all clear is issued.

Bismarck police say no one has been injured and everyone is safe at this time. They say they are still working to locate a suspect.