Camarillo, Calif., April 19, 2007, 2:48 p.m.— California State University Channel Islands police officers have detained a student in connection with a threat made regarding a shooting spree. The threat was made on the Internet site Facebook and posted under the student’s profile name. CSUCI police officers were contacted in regard to the threat by a residence hall staff member who had been notified about the threat by another student.
The student is in custody and is being questioned by CSUCI police officers.
CSUCI is in the process of informing students, faculty and staff.
Additional updates will be provided as information becomes available. These updates will be posted on the CSUCI home page www.csuci.edu.
For more information contact Ceal Potts, communications specialist at CSUCI, 805-437-8940 or 805-889-8389 or Joanna Murphy, assistant director of communication and marketing at CSUCI, 805-437-8915.
