‘Person of Interest’ in Custody in Cornell University Death Threats Against Jewish Students: Gov. Hochul
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Tuesday a ‘person of interest’ is in custody in the case of death threats against Jewish students at Cornell University, located in Ithaca, that were posted to the independent student message board Greekrank over the weekend. No details about the person in custody were immediately released.
The messages, which threatened a massacre at a building housing a kosher dining hall and called for the throats of Jewish students to be slit, prompted Jewish students to hide in their rooms. A sample:
“When I met with Cornell students yesterday, I promised them New York State would do everything possible to find the perpetrator who threatened a mass shooting and antisemitic violence on campus.
