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Embry‑Riddle Daytona Beach Locked Down After AK‑47 Threat to Campus

Officials classify the report as a threat rather than an active shooter.

Overview

  • Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said a caller threatened to "shoot up the campus with an AK-47."
  • Daytona Beach police and the FBI launched an investigation and began campus sweeps.
  • University alerts warned of a possible active threat in the Student Union and instructed students to run, hide, fight.
  • Authorities reported no active shooter, and no gunfire or injuries had been reported.
  • Students sheltered in place under lockdown as investigators worked to assess the threat’s credibility and origin.