{
  "id": "2022-07-14-florida-state-university-stone-building-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "florida-state-university-stone-building-bomb-threat-2022-07-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Florida State University",
    "shortName": "FSU",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "FSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-07-14",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Bomb threat traced overseas empties an education building and a satellite campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat traced overseas empties an education building and a satellite campus",
    "summary": "On July 14, 2022, [Florida State University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_University) received a vague bomb threat -- originating from a number traced to Ethiopia -- and evacuated the [Stone Building](https://www.fsu.edu/buildinglookup/index.html?building=STO) on West Call Street, which houses the College of Education. [An FSU Alert was sent at 12:08 p.m. EDT](https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2022-07-14/a-bomb-threat-at-florida-state-univeristy-follows-those-at-other-schools-in-recent-days-and-months), warning the campus community of heavy police presence. Capitol Police K-9 units swept the building, found nothing, and an all-clear was issued at 1:15 p.m. The threat also affected FSU's Panama City satellite campus. FSUPD said the threat had 'no credibility.'",
    "outcome": "Stone Building and FSU Panama City satellite evacuated. Capitol Police K-9 units swept both locations. FSUPD declared no credibility. All-clear issued at 1:15 p.m. EDT. Threat call originated from a number traced to Ethiopia, consistent with the broader July 2022 wave hitting dozens of US colleges.",
    "resolution": "unfounded"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2022-07-14T12:08:00-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "There is a heavy police presence in the area of the Stone Building. The building has been evacuated in an abundance of caution. Please avoid the area until further notice. More information will be provided when it becomes available. https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/3009230181239159",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@FSUAlert on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "The FSU Alert was sent at approximately 12:08 p.m. EDT on July 14, 2022, warning of heavy police presence at the Stone Building on West Call Street",
        "The Stone Building houses FSU's College of Education; the bomb threat was described as 'vague' by law enforcement regarding its location on campus",
        "Both the main Tallahassee campus and FSU's Panama City satellite campus received threats and were evacuated as a precaution"
      ],
      "characterCount": 284,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/FSUAlert/status/1547613916548591618"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2022-07-14T13:15:00-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All warnings have expired or been cancelled. Resume normal activities responsibly. https://manager.everbridge.net/pub/3009230181239311",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@FSUAlert on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "The all-clear was issued at 1:15 p.m. EDT, approximately one hour and seven minutes after the initial FSU Alert at 12:08 p.m.",
        "Capitol Police K-9 units assisted FSUPD in the sweep of the Stone Building",
        "The call was traced to a number originating from Ethiopia, consistent with the broader wave of overseas-origin bomb-threat calls targeting US colleges during July 2022"
      ],
      "characterCount": 134,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/FSUAlert/status/1547630798345449473"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On July 14, 2022, Florida State University became part of a nationwide wave of bomb threats that struck dozens of colleges across multiple states in mid-July. [FSUPD noted the call originated from Ethiopia](https://www.wfla.com/news/breaking-news/fsu-receives-bomb-threat-evacuates-education-building-report/), consistent with a pattern of overseas-origin calls targeting U.S. educational institutions that summer. The [Stone Building](https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2022-07-14/a-bomb-threat-at-florida-state-univeristy-follows-those-at-other-schools-in-recent-days-and-months) -- home to FSU's College of Education -- was evacuated, and Capitol Police K-9 units swept the building before the all-clear was given at 1:15 p.m. EDT. The threat also touched FSU's satellite campus in Panama City, which was [given a separate all-clear](https://www.wjhg.com/2022/07/14/police-give-all-clear-after-bomb-threat-made-fsu-pc/) by local law enforcement. The July 2022 wave included threats to [Eastern Florida State College](https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/officials-2-eastern-florida-state-college-campuses-evacuated-because-of-bomb-threats), Florida Gateway College, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Peninsula Community College, multiple Louisiana community colleges, Kansas community colleges, Michigan colleges, and dozens of others -- a pattern that federal investigators linked to overseas callers. The FBI had concluded by then that the majority of the earlier [2022 HBCU bomb threats](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/23/fbi-bomb-threats-hbcu-worship/) were attributed to a single domestic juvenile suspect, while the summer 2022 community-college wave appeared to have different origins.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Police presence at FSU's Stone Building cleared after bomb threat (WCTV)",
      "url": "https://www.wctv.tv/2022/07/14/fsu-education-building-west-call-st-evacuated-due-bomb-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "A bomb threat at Florida State University follows those at other schools in recent days and months (WFSU News)",
      "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2022-07-14/a-bomb-threat-at-florida-state-univeristy-follows-those-at-other-schools-in-recent-days-and-months",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "FSU bomb threat has 'no credibility,' deputies say (WFLA)",
      "url": "https://www.wfla.com/news/breaking-news/fsu-receives-bomb-threat-evacuates-education-building-report/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Update: All clear issued at Florida State University after building closures (First Coast News)",
      "url": "https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/heavy-police-presence-and-evacuation-stone-building-at-florida-state-university/77-b6bd5167-94bc-4c8b-9d16-174b3819b519",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Police give all-clear after bomb threat made at FSU Panama City (WJHG)",
      "url": "https://www.wjhg.com/2022/07/14/police-give-all-clear-after-bomb-threat-made-fsu-pc/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@FSUAlert Stone Building evacuation",
      "url": "https://x.com/FSUAlert/status/1547613916548591618"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@FSUAlert Stone Building all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/FSUAlert/status/1547630798345449473"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "overseas-caller",
    "national-wave",
    "public-r1",
    "florida",
    "tallahassee",
    "summer-2022",
    "k9-response",
    "community-college-wave",
    "stone-building"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}