A scare, but no bomb found Monday around KU’s football facilities, campus police say
University of Kansas campus police responded to a bomb threat directed toward the KU football facilities Monday evening.
The situation was tense for a while, but authorities determined there was no explosive device on site.
“There was a threat and the PD is currently there in response,” a KU spokesperson told The Star. “Everyone was safely evacuated.”
Damon Tucker, the interim deputy chief of The University of Kansas Police Department, provided further clarity on the situation in a news release.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Anderson Family Football Complex, Beatty Family Pavilion and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium were evacuated and checked by law enforcement officers,” Tucker said. “No devices were found, and police issued an all-clear at approximately 8:01 p.m.
“A subject was identified and arrested for making the threats. Law enforcement will not be releasing the name of the suspect at this time.”
This story was originally published July 24, 2023 at 8:54 PM with the headline "A scare, but no bomb found Monday around KU’s football facilities, campus police say."
