A top FBI official told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the agency believes a single juvenile is behind most of the bomb threats made to more than 30 historically Black colleges and universities.
Ryan Young, executive assistant director of the Intelligence Branch at the FBI, said the bomb threats made to HBCUs and historically Black churches are the bureau’s top priority.
“We’ve treated this as domestic terrorism,” he said. “It’s meant to inflict harm within the African American population.”
Under questioning from Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Young said the FBI believes that a majority of the bomb threats are from one juvenile, but declined to give any more information.
Higgins asked if it is correct that the FBI has identified one juvenile behind the threats. Young said “that is consistent with the message we’ve shared with both law enforcement and the historically Black colleges.” Read more at Maryland Matters.
Photo: The Martin D. Jenkins Behavioral and Social Sciences Center at Morgan State University. Photo by William F. Zorzi.
