Bomb Threats Disrupt Towson, Morgan State, and Delaware State

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Oct 1, 2025
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Towson University was evacuated Tuesday morning after a bomb threat at the University Union. Within the hour, Morgan State and Delaware State also received threats, forcing evacuations and closures.

By Andrea Cacciuttolo

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Towson, Md— Tiger Tuesday was interrupted today for the Towson student body when at 11:26 a.m., the TU Office of Public Safety sent out a mass alert indicating a bomb threat at the University Union and began the process of evacuating. Around forty minutes later, Morgan State was evacuating Richardson Library due to the bomb threat, and Delaware State University also received a bomb threat, cancelling classes and evacuating the campus for the day. The timing of the alerts raised questions about whether this was a coordinated effort to cause chaos. Thankfully, after investigation, the threats proved to be unfounded.

Each university worked with Baltimore County officials to sweep the threatened locations. At Towson, students described the evacuation process as swift, coordinated, and efficient. Student Mehfuza Mustari, who was in the Union at the time, gave insight into the real-time response:

“As I was evacuating there was a police officer I saw that was going around telling people to leave the building a little bit, and then he did come and tell me to get further away from the building” Mustari stated.

Several alerts from Public Safety urged students to stay at least 500 feet away from the Union and prohibited use of the Union and Towsontown garages. While the procedure was standard, commuters were left without parking for classes that continued as scheduled. Some students who had experienced traumatic situations expressed frustration that the university did not cancel classes altogether.

Mustari described the overall “vibe” as calm, observing that her fellow students “did not seem panicked.”

At Morgan State, softball players Olivia Pegano and Dejah Jones recounted a similar experience, noting that police blocked off several roads.

“I think the response was pretty coordinated, because right as we got out of practice there were a bunch of cops and they were directing people,” Jones said.

Additionally, Towson senior Kelly Greenleaf shared a message from a Delaware State student during the evacuation:

”Please evacuate Gore Hall, Sharp Lab and Mitchell Hall. Avoid the area and follow all instructions from police.”

At this moment, it’s unclear whether the bomb threats were related, or part of a coordinated hoax. What is clear, however, is that should there be a credible threat, the response to the affected building would be immediate.

Still, Towson students have expressed that while the threat response to the union was swift, it was not enough. A common theme amongst the student body frustrated with the response was the belief that Towson University officials should have checked every building, as this could have easily been a diversion to attack another target instead.

Additionally, some expressed vehemently that 500 feet away from a building is simply “not enough,” especially since, other than the evacuation, this was the only safety measure put in place for students.

Around 1 p.m., Towson officials released statements to the student body following the “all clear”. President Mark Ginsberg released a statement commending the efforts of law enforcement and Associate Vice President of Communications and Media Teri O’Neal told La Voz Latina at Towson University:

“Every threat is taken seriously and fully investigated. We will continue to work with allied agencies on the ongoing investigation.”

This is a developing story.