University of Missouri police arrest suspect in social media death threats
By Sarah Larimer
November 11 at 3:00 PM
A 19-year-old white male was arrested Wednesday by University of Missouri police for posting threats to the racially roiled campus on social media ...
Police didn’t specify what the threats were, but the campus in Columbia was shaken Tuesday by anonymous threats directed toward students of color.
“I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see,” read one post on the anonymous message app Yik Yak ...
“University of Missouri Police have apprehended the suspect who posted threats to campus on YikYak and other social media,” an MU alert posted Wednesday morning stated. “The suspect is in MUPD custody and was not located on or near the MU campus at the time of the threat” ...
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On his LinkedIn page, Park says he is an undergraduate research assistant there.
Misssouri S&T confirms Park is a sophomore computer science major.
Park was arrested early this morning and taken to Columbia, where he is being held on $4,500 for making a terrorist threat.
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/11/11/security-increased-at-mizzou-campus-after-threats/
