Ohio State Police have given the "all clear" on Monday afternoon after investigating a "suspicious letter" at Thompson Library, the day's second search of a possible threat on campus.
In a series of tweets, the department said they evacuated a small area at the library "out of an abundance of caution."
.@OSUPolice and @ColsFire investigating suspicious letter at Thompson Library. Small area evacuated out of an abundance of caution. (1/2)
— OSU Police (@OSUPOLICE) May 22, 2017
All clear given at Thompson Library.
— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) May 22, 2017
Ohio State Police said they do not believe the evacuation is connected to an incident early Monday morning, in which police, responding to a threat of violence, evacuated near the 18th Avenue Library after finding an unidentified bag.
"The suspects made a number of unsubstantiated threats including a statement that they would 'shoot up campus' and indicated bombs were placed in duffel bags with one located at the main entrance of a library," said a public safety notice issued by police. "University Police immediately responded and located an unidentified bag in the area of Ohio State’s 18th Avenue Library."
As precaution, @OSUPOLICE evacuated & searched 18th Ave Library in response to bomb threat.Area cleared.No credible threat at this time.
— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) May 22, 2017
The notice says other campus libraries were closed overnight and were searched by police as a precaution, but nothing was found.
"It was determined not to be a credible threat," the statement says.
