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FBI: 1 juvenile made bomb threats against more than 50 historically Black colleges, universities

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The FBI believes only one juvenile is responsible for bomb threats against more than 50 historically Black colleges and universities.

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Earlier this year, many HBCUs were targeted, including Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach.

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The threats involved racial slurs, profanities and alluded to a bomb.

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FBI officials said the juvenile was prosecuted as a minor for an unrelated threat, but gave no information on those charges.

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