Editor’s Note: This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
By Jai’Michael Anderson and Josie Simpson
Students were told to evacuate the Ekstrom and Kornhauser Libraries at around 2 p.m. on Jan. 12.
At 2:15 p.m., the university sent a RAVE Alert that ULPD was responding to a “safety concern” at the Estrom and Kornhauser libraries.
Library faculty members outside of Ekstrom stated that police were responding to a bomb threat, but no official university statement regarding this was made.
“We have a safety concern related to the Ekstrom, Kornhauser and Law Libraries. We’re asking people to avoid the areas,” said U of L Interim Vice President of Communications and Marketing John Karman when asked about the potential of a bomb threat.
Faculty and police at Ekstrom told a small crowd of students that the library could be closed for up to two hours.
Murray State University closed multiple buildings after receiving a bomb threat toward a university library that morning. Murray State University sent a university-wide email that the threat was likely a hoax, but cancelled classes for the day out of caution.
No threats at other Kentucky universities have been reported at the time of publishing.
Feature Photo by Vinny Porco / The Louisville Cardinal
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Jai’Michael is a senior communication major minoring in public health. He wrote for The Cardinal for two years before making the jump from news editor to editor in chief ahead of his final year. Outside the newsroom you may find him honing his photography, listening to jazz or trying out a new recipe.
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