{
  "id": "2024-02-26-loyola-university-maryland-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "loyola-university-maryland-bomb-threat-2024-02-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Loyola University Maryland",
    "shortName": "Loyola Maryland",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "private-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "Loyola University Maryland Emergency Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-02-26",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-hoax",
    "headline": "Bomb threat prompts a 49-minute shelter-in-place; deemed not credible",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat prompts a 49-minute shelter-in-place; deemed not credible",
    "summary": "On Monday, February 26, 2024, [Loyola University Maryland issued an emergency shelter-in-place order at 2:10 p.m. EST](https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/loyola-university-maryland-issues-shelter-in-place-order-due-to-bomb-threat) after the institution received a bomb threat affecting its Evergreen campus in Baltimore. Baltimore Police responded while the university investigated. The shelter-in-place was [lifted at 2:59 p.m. EST](https://thegreyhound.org/2024/02/27/loyola-university-maryland-receives-bomb-threat-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-after-investigation/) -- approximately 49 minutes after the initial order -- after investigators determined the threat was not credible."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-02-26T14:10:00-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "Loyola University Maryland has received a bomb threat potentially affecting the Evergreen campus. While the University investigates whether this is an actual threat, all members of the community are asked to shelter in place.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://thegreyhound.org/2024/02/27/loyola-university-maryland-receives-bomb-threat-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-after-investigation/",
      "sourceDescription": "The Greyhound (Loyola Maryland student newspaper) -- quoted verbatim from university alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Alert issued at 2:10 p.m. EST on Monday, February 26, 2024",
        "The Evergreen campus is Loyola Maryland's main residential campus in North Baltimore near Evergreen Avenue",
        "Baltimore Police Department was contacted and responded to assist with the investigation"
      ],
      "characterCount": 225
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-02-26T14:49:00-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from Fox Baltimore and The Greyhound reporting that classes were cancelled and updates promised every 20 minutes; approximate timestamp based on reported 2:49 p.m. EST timeline",
      "annotations": []
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-02-26T14:59:00-05:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": false,
      "sourceDescription": "Reconstructed from Fox Baltimore and The Greyhound reporting that the shelter-in-place was lifted at 2:59 p.m. EST after the threat was determined not credible",
      "annotations": []
    }
  ],
  "context": "Loyola University Maryland is a private Jesuit institution of approximately 4,000 undergraduate students on its Evergreen campus in North Baltimore, Maryland. On the afternoon of Monday, February 26, 2024, the university received a bomb threat targeting the Evergreen campus and [immediately issued a shelter-in-place order at 2:10 p.m. EST](https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/loyola-university-maryland-issues-shelter-in-place-order-due-to-bomb-threat). Baltimore Police Department responded and launched an investigation while the campus community sheltered in their buildings. The university sent regular updates and cancelled all afternoon classes and activities. After roughly 49 minutes, [Baltimore Police determined the threat was not credible](https://thegreyhound.org/2024/02/27/loyola-university-maryland-receives-bomb-threat-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-after-investigation/) and the shelter-in-place was lifted at 2:59 p.m. EST No explosive device was found and no injuries were reported. The incident followed the pattern of non-credible bomb threats that have been routinely reported at private universities in the Mid-Atlantic region. Loyola Maryland's alert text -- confirmed by The Greyhound student newspaper -- was notable for its careful hedging language: 'while the University investigates whether this is an actual threat,' signaling that the institution was taking precautionary action without prejudging the threat's credibility.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Loyola University Maryland issues shelter-in-place order due to bomb threat -- Fox Baltimore",
      "url": "https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/loyola-university-maryland-issues-shelter-in-place-order-due-to-bomb-threat",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Loyola University Maryland receives bomb threat, shelter-in-place order lifted after investigation -- The Greyhound",
      "url": "https://thegreyhound.org/2024/02/27/loyola-university-maryland-receives-bomb-threat-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-after-investigation/",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "Loyola University Maryland shelter-in-place lifted after bomb threat -- Daily Voice Towson",
      "url": "https://dailyvoice.com/maryland/towson/loyola-university-maryland-shelter-in-place-lifted-after-bomb-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "medium",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "maryland",
    "private-r2",
    "jesuit",
    "shelter-in-place",
    "confirmed-hoax",
    "no-injuries",
    "baltimore",
    "non-credible"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}