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Student Caller Claims Bomb on NSC Henderson Campus; K9 Search Finds Nothing

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At approximately 1:18 p.m. on June 27, 2022, the Nevada State College University Police Services received a call from someone claiming to be a student and stating that a bomb was located somewhere in one of the campus buildings in Henderson. University Police immediately evacuated campus and deployed K9 units alongside Henderson Police to search every building. About one hour after the initial call, the college announced via social media that there was no longer an active threat and that evening classes would resume as normal.

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Nevada State College
Public Bachelors · NV
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Alert Sequence

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
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NSC Emergency Alert: University Police Services is aware of a critical safety concern. There is a reported bomb on the NSC campus. The location is unknown. Please evacuate the campus immediately. Do not use elevators. Henderson Police and K9 units are responding. Updates to follow.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The call came from someone claiming to be a student and stated the bomb was in one of the buildings but gave no specific location, requiring K9 units to search the entire campus.
The 1:18 p.m. timestamp is confirmed by University Police Sgt. William Williams's public statement to media that police became aware of the 'critical safety concern' at that time.
ALL CLEARTwitter/X
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There is NO longer an active threat on the NSC campus. Please resume normal activities. Evening classes will be held as scheduled. Thank you for your patience.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The all-clear came approximately one hour after the initial 1:18 p.m. evacuation order, consistent with the time needed for K9 teams from University Police and Henderson Police to search all campus buildings.
NSC's decision to hold evening classes as scheduled signaled that police were confident no credible device had been placed, a determination supported by the K9 search results.
Context

Background

Nevada State College (now Nevada State University) is a public four-year teaching institution in Henderson, Nevada, about 16 miles southeast of Las Vegas. On June 27, 2022, someone calling themselves a student phoned in a bomb threat claiming an unspecified building on campus had a bomb. According to News3LV, University Police Sgt. William Williams confirmed the police became aware of the 'critical safety concern' at about 1:18 p.m. and immediately ordered an evacuation of the entire campus. Henderson Police K9 units and University Police searched all buildings and found nothing. KTNV reported that the college announced via social media approximately one hour after the initial threat that there was 'NO longer an active threat' and that evening classes would proceed normally. A similar false alarm was reported at UNLV the same day, though that report was quickly resolved as well. Nevada State College was renamed Nevada State University in 2023. The incident reflects a pattern of summer bomb threats targeting Nevada college campuses in 2022, including a separate July 2022 wave targeting the College of Southern Nevada's North Las Vegas campus.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    No active threat at Nevada State College after report of bomb on campus - News3LV
    news3lv.com
  2. News
    University Police say bomb threat reported at Nevada State College 'no longer active' - KTNV
    ktnv.com
  3. News
    Bomb threat reported at Nevada State College in Henderson - MSN
    msn.com
  4. Official
    Nevada State College Campus Emergency
    nevadastate.edu
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Added June 2026Updated June 2026Via ingestion