MU receives ‘not credible’ threat

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A University of Missouri spokesman told ABC 17 News that its Columbia campus on Thursday had received a threat that was deemed to be “not credible.”

Spokesman Christopher Ave wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that MU’s police department “received a forwarded call reporting a potential threat to campus. The department quickly determined the threat was not credible.”

No evacuation was required based on the location, Ave said, though he did not disclose where the threat to campus was made. He was also not able to disclose when the threat came in.

“The matter remains under investigation, and no additional information can be released at this time, as it could interfere with the investigation,” Ave wrote.

Another part of Columbia experienced a threat on Thursday. The Conley Road Walmart was evacuated after a bomb threat was made.