{
  "id": "2023-11-07-west-virginia-university-evansdale-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "west-virginia-university-evansdale-bomb-threat-2023-11-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "West Virginia University",
    "shortName": "WVU",
    "state": "WV",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "WVU Alert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-11-07",
    "type": "bomb-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Phoned bomb threat empties two engineering buildings; nothing found in sweeps",
    "headlinePublic": "Phoned bomb threat empties two engineering buildings; nothing found in sweeps",
    "summary": "On November 7, 2023, West Virginia University [evacuated the Mineral Resources Building and Engineering Sciences Building on its Evansdale campus](https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/11/07/wvu-police-find-evidence-of-no-threat-following-possible-bomb-call-on-evansdale-campus) after a phone bomb threat was reported to a university employee just before 12:30 PM EST. WVU Police swept both buildings and [issued an all-clear by approximately 2:00 PM EST](https://wvmetronews.com/2023/11/07/bomb-threat-under-investigation-on-the-wvu-evansdale-campus/), finding no evidence of any device. PRT service at the Engineering station was temporarily suspended as a precaution during the response.",
    "outcome": "WVU Police completed sweeps of both the Mineral Resources Building and Engineering Sciences Building and found no suspicious items. The all-clear was issued around 2:00 PM EST. PRT service at the Engineering station was restored. WVU Police announced they were investigating the origin of the threat call and would take additional action as warranted.",
    "resolution": "false-alarm"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Shortly before 12:30 PM EST on November 7, 2023",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WVU Alert: BOMB THREAT\n\nReported bomb threat at Mineral Resources Building. Evacuate/avoid Evansdale area of campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVUalert/status/1721948645568749809",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVUalert on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from @WVUalert's official X post, quoted identically by The DA Online ('Bomb threat reported on Evansdale, All Clear issued') and KGAN ('Bomb threat alert issued for West Virginia University's Evansdale campus').",
        "The threat was made by phone to a University employee right before 12:30 PM EST on November 7, 2023 per WVU Today.",
        "The tweet directed evacuation of the Evansdale area broadly; subsequent updates specified Engineering Sciences Building and PRT suspension at the Engineering station."
      ],
      "characterCount": 116,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Approximately 2:10 PM EST on November 7, 2023",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE: ALL CLEAR \nThe search of Mineral Resources Building has been completed. Nothing suspicious has been located. It is safe to resume normal activities. https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/11/07/wvu-police-find-evidence-of-no-threat-following-possible-bomb-call-on-evansdale-campus",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVUalert/status/1721968440691376304",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVUalert on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from @WVUalert's official X post at status/1721968440691376304, quoted by WV MetroNews, WDTV, and The DA Online as the all-clear announcement.",
        "WVU Today confirmed this language independently: 'The search of Mineral Resources Building has been completed. Nothing suspicious has been located. It is safe to resume normal activities.'",
        "The 'UPDATE: ALL CLEAR' prefix is characteristic of WVU Alert's update-style tweets, caps-prefixed, no 'WVU Alert:' header on updates."
      ],
      "characterCount": 287
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "WVU Police find no evidence of threat following possible bomb call on Evansdale Campus - WVU Today",
      "url": "https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/11/07/wvu-police-find-evidence-of-no-threat-following-possible-bomb-call-on-evansdale-campus",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "All Clear issued following WVU bomb threat - WV MetroNews",
      "url": "https://wvmetronews.com/2023/11/07/bomb-threat-under-investigation-on-the-wvu-evansdale-campus/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bomb threat reported on Evansdale, All Clear issued - The DA Online",
      "url": "https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/bomb-threat-reported-on-evansdale/article_9590c998-7d96-11ee-94f9-a343a7ebecc8.html",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "All clear given after bomb threat at WVU - WDTV",
      "url": "https://www.wdtv.com/2023/11/07/buildings-evacuated-wvu-after-reported-bomb-threat/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "@WVUalert official X account (source of verbatim initial and all-clear tweets)",
      "url": "https://x.com/WVUalert",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://x.com/WVUalert/status/1721968440691376304",
      "title": "@WVUalert on X",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://x.com/WVUalert/status/1721948645568749809",
      "title": "@WVUalert on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "dateAccessed": "2026-07-18"
    }
  ],
  "context": "On November 7, 2023, a phone bomb threat called in to a West Virginia University employee just before 12:30 PM EST prompted the evacuation of the Mineral Resources Building and Engineering Sciences Building on WVU's Evansdale campus in Morgantown. The university also suspended Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) service at the Engineering station as a precaution. According to [WVU Today](https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/11/07/wvu-police-find-evidence-of-no-threat-following-possible-bomb-call-on-evansdale-campus), WVU Police conducted a phased sweep of both buildings and found no suspicious items, issuing an all-clear around 2:00 PM EST. [WV MetroNews](https://wvmetronews.com/2023/11/07/bomb-threat-under-investigation-on-the-wvu-evansdale-campus/) confirmed the university police announced they were investigating the origin of the call. [The DA Online](https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/bomb-threat-reported-on-evansdale/article_9590c998-7d96-11ee-94f9-a343a7ebecc8.html), WVU's student newspaper, reported on the disruption to classes and engineering students during the mid-semester period. The Evansdale campus houses WVU's College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, and several other professional schools.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "bomb-threat",
    "false-alarm",
    "west-virginia",
    "public-r1",
    "engineering",
    "evacuation",
    "prt-disruption",
    "2023"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-31",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}