"On Sept. 11, an email was sent to members of the NYU community, explicitly naming the university and other colleges and using racist language and slurs targeting the Black community. The manifesto sent to Black students contained threats of gun violence, with the author of the email using racial slurs and violent language, according to The Guardian, sent from an email from the Black Student Union at NYU."
"Swatting involves making false reports of violent activity to provoke an armed law enforcement response. The university provided additional information about the crime in a list of frequently asked questions included in the email. The email stated that although the threat was a hoax, the racial hatred behind it was real. The university condemned the act and said its Campus Safety Department is collaborating with law enforcement to identify the suspect."
On Sept. 11, an email explicitly naming NYU and other colleges used racist language and slurs targeting the Black community. The emailed manifesto to Black students contained threats of gun violence and violent language and was sent from an address appearing to be the NYU Black Student Union, according to The Guardian. Authorities determined the communication was a swatting hoax. Swatting involves making false reports of violent activity to provoke an armed law enforcement response. NYU condemned the hateful act, said Campus Safety is collaborating with law enforcement to identify the suspect, and offered support services to Black students, faculty, administrators, and staff.
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