{ "id": "2017-04-17-utsa-john-peace-library-bomb-threat", "slug": "utsa-john-peace-library-bomb-threat-2017-04-17", "institution": { "name": "The University of Texas at San Antonio", "shortName": "UTSA", "state": "TX", "type": "public-r2", "alertSystemName": "UTSA Alert" }, "incident": { "date": "2017-04-17", "type": "bomb-threat", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "headline": "Bomb threat, April 17, 2017", "summary": "On April 17, 2017, the University of Texas at San Antonio [evacuated the John Peace Library](https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/update-john-peace-library-at-utsa-reopened-after-bomb-threat/273-432060265) after a non-specific bomb threat, reopening the building less than an hour later when no device was found. Less than 24 hours later a [second threat targeted the McKinney Humanities building](https://paisano-online.com/13170/news/utsa-engages-fbi-back-back-bomb-threats/), prompting UTSA to engage the FBI and San Antonio police. Both threats were determined to be non-credible.", "resolution": "unfounded" }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "channel": "twitter-x", "verbatimText": "JPL cleared due to bomb threat. PD checking now.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceDescription": "@UTSA (UT San Antonio) on X (verbatim); official post embedded as a twitter-tweet in the cited News 4 San Antonio coverage", "annotations": [ "Lane B flip 2026-10-14: official @UTSA post 854178449723969536 (2017-04-18 03:43:06 UTC = 10:43:06 p.m. CDT April 17) embedded as a twitter-tweet in the cited News 4 San Antonio article. Two independent X API reads and CDN syndication agree byte-for-byte on the 48-char product. Replaces the 131-char news-reconstructed SMS evacuation; channel sms → twitter-x; timestampApprox → timestamp from the record. First burst: 25-pass coding deferred (FLAGGED).", "The exact timestamp of the initial alert is not established in available reporting, so an approximate description is used rather than a fabricated precise time.", "The library was repopulated less than an hour after the threat after UTSAPD and SAPD searched and found nothing, per the police chief quoted by KENS 5." ], "characterCount": 48, "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UTSA/status/854178449723969536", "timestamp": "2017-04-17T22:43:06-05:00", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-14" }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "all-clear", "channel": "twitter-x", "verbatimText": "JPL reopened. All is good. #UTSA", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UTSA/status/854182733639299074", "sourceDescription": "@UTSA (UT San Antonio) on X (verbatim); official post embedded as a twitter-tweet in the cited News 4 San Antonio coverage", "annotations": [ "Lane B flip 2026-10-14: official @UTSA post 854182733639299074 (2017-04-18 04:00:08 UTC = 11:00:08 p.m. CDT April 17) embedded as a twitter-tweet in the cited News 4 San Antonio article. Two independent X API reads and CDN syndication agree byte-for-byte on the 32-char product. Replaces the 126-char news-reconstructed SMS all-clear; channel sms → twitter-x; timestampApprox → timestamp from the record. Not the first burst (seq 1 flipped same batch): no additional 25-pass coding owed beyond seq 1's deferred coding.", "This message reopens the building, making it a genuine all-clear rather than a status update.", "A separate threat the next day at the McKinney Humanities building triggered its own evacuation and all-clear, documented by KENS 5 as part of the same pair of incidents." ], "characterCount": 32, "timestamp": "2017-04-17T23:00:08-05:00", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-14" } ], "context": "The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the country, with a predominantly Latino student body. On April 17, 2017, a [non-specific bomb threat forced the evacuation](https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-of-utsa-library) of the John Peace Library, the university's main library on the Main Campus. UTSAPD and the San Antonio Police Department searched the building and [reopened it in under an hour](https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/update-john-peace-library-at-utsa-reopened-after-bomb-threat/273-432060265) after finding nothing. Less than 24 hours later, a [second threat targeted the McKinney Humanities building](https://paisano-online.com/13170/news/utsa-engages-fbi-back-back-bomb-threats/), and the university's student newspaper, The Paisano, reported that UTSA engaged the FBI alongside SAPD to try to identify whoever was behind the back-to-back threats. Both threats were ultimately deemed not credible, but the pair illustrated how a large urban HSI manages rapid-fire building evacuations.", "sources": [ { "title": "UPDATE: John Peace Library at UTSA reopened after bomb threat - KENS 5", "url": "https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/update-john-peace-library-at-utsa-reopened-after-bomb-threat/273-432060265", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "Bomb threat forces evacuation of UTSA library, school says threat non-credible - News 4 San Antonio", "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/bomb-threat-forces-evacuation-of-utsa-library", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "UTSA engages with FBI after back-to-back bomb threats - The Paisano", "url": "https://paisano-online.com/13170/news/utsa-engages-fbi-back-back-bomb-threats/", "type": "student-newspaper" }, { "type": "official-social", "url": "https://x.com/UTSA/status/854178449723969536", "title": "@UTSA JPL bomb-threat notice (X)", "accessedDate": "2026-10-14" }, { "type": "official-social", "url": "https://x.com/UTSA/status/854182733639299074", "title": "@UTSA JPL reopened notice (X)", "accessedDate": "2026-10-14" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "bomb-threat", "evacuation", "library", "hispanic-serving-institution", "hsi", "texas", "san-antonio", "non-credible", "emergency-notification" ], "dateAdded": "2026-05-28", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-14", "addedBy": "ingestion" }