Shooting threat investigated at UCLA, classes to be held remotely Tuesday – San Bernardino Sun

LOS ANGELES – A video about a mass shooting and an 800-page manifesto by a former UCLA postdoctoral fellow and faculty member threatening department members caused in-person classes to be canceled on Tuesday.

UCLA on social media notified the campus community of the threat Monday night. Then, just before midnight, a tweet from the university said Tuesday classes would be held remotely “under extreme caution.”

Videos posted to YouTube, which have since been taken down, relate to the Las Vegas mass shooting and the Columbine High School massacre, ABC7 reported.

The UCLA Police Department became aware of an email and related post sent to several members of the UCLA community today and is actively engaged with out-of-state federal and law enforcement agencies. We’ll let the community know as we learn more.

– UCLA (@UCLA) February 1, 2022

UCPD is actively working with out-of-state and federal agencies on threats posed to certain members of our community. We do not have specific information that this individual is in CA. Out of an abundance of caution, all classes will be held remotely on February 1. We’ll keep you updated.

– UCLA (@UCLA) February 1, 2022

University police are investigating, and NBC News says the FBI has also been notified.

Some students were stunned by the news of the video and the manifesto.

Kahlila Williams, a senior, told NBC 4: “It was definitely hard.

City News Service contributed to this story.