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Loyola Maryland

49-Minute Evergreen Campus Shelter-in-Place After Non-Credible Bomb Threat Halts Monday Classes at Jesuit School

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Confirmed HoaxDetermined to be a hoax. The institutional response is documented because it reveals how the alert system performed under a perceived real threat.

On Monday, February 26, 2024, Loyola University Maryland issued an emergency shelter-in-place order at 2:10 p.m. EST after the institution received a bomb threat affecting its Evergreen campus in Baltimore. Baltimore Police responded while the university investigated. The shelter-in-place was lifted at 2:59 p.m. EST -- approximately 49 minutes after the initial order -- after investigators determined the threat was not credible.

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Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

3 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Verified verbatimThe Greyhound (Loyola Maryland student newspaper) -- quoted verbatim from university alert225 chars
Loyola University Maryland has received a bomb threat potentially affecting the Evergreen campus. While the University investigates whether this is an actual threat, all members of the community are asked to shelter in place.
Alert issued at 2:10 p.m. EST on Monday, February 26, 2024
The Evergreen campus is Loyola Maryland's main residential campus in North Baltimore near Evergreen Avenue
Baltimore Police Department was contacted and responded to assist with the investigation
UPDATESMS+39 min
Approximate reconstruction279 chars
Loyola University Maryland: The shelter in place remains in effect while Baltimore Police investigate the bomb threat. Classes and activities scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled until further notice. Continue to shelter in place. Updates will be provided every 20 minutes.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Update sent at approximately 2:49 p.m. EST, about 39 minutes into the shelter-in-place
All afternoon classes and campus activities were cancelled during the investigation
The university committed to providing status updates every 20 minutes during the incident
ALL CLEARSMS+49 min
Approximate reconstruction197 chars
Loyola University Maryland: The shelter in place order has been lifted. Baltimore Police have completed their investigation and determined the threat was not credible. Campus operations may resume.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

All-clear issued at 2:59 p.m. EST on February 26, 2024, approximately 49 minutes after the shelter-in-place began
Baltimore Police determined the bomb threat was not credible after their investigation
No explosive device was found on the Evergreen campus
Context

Background

Loyola University Maryland is a private Jesuit institution of approximately 4,000 undergraduate students on its Evergreen campus in North Baltimore, Maryland. On the afternoon of Monday, February 26, 2024, the university received a bomb threat targeting the Evergreen campus and immediately issued a shelter-in-place order at 2:10 p.m. EST. Baltimore Police Department responded and launched an investigation while the campus community sheltered in their buildings. The university sent regular updates and cancelled all afternoon classes and activities. After roughly 49 minutes, Baltimore Police determined the threat was not credible and the shelter-in-place was lifted at 2:59 p.m. No explosive device was found and no injuries were reported. The incident followed the pattern of non-credible bomb threats that have been routinely reported at private universities in the Mid-Atlantic region. Loyola Maryland's alert text -- confirmed by The Greyhound student newspaper -- was notable for its careful hedging language: 'while the University investigates whether this is an actual threat,' signaling that the institution was taking precautionary action without prejudging the threat's credibility.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Loyola University Maryland issues shelter-in-place order due to bomb threat -- Fox Baltimore
    foxbaltimore.com
  2. Student Paper
    Loyola University Maryland receives bomb threat, shelter-in-place order lifted after investigation -- The Greyhound
    thegreyhound.org
  3. News
    Loyola University Maryland shelter-in-place lifted after bomb threat -- Daily Voice Towson
    dailyvoice.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion