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College Closes Campus After Shooting Threat Targets Haitians in Springfield

Wittenberg University announced that it received an email that targeted ‘Haitian members in the community’ and canceled all events and activities for Sept. 15.
College Closes Campus After Shooting Threat Targets Haitians in Springfield
Police officers in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 12, 2024. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Wittenberg University announced that it had canceled all activities and events set for Sept. 15 after getting an email about a potential on-campus shooting threat in Springfield, Ohio.

The message targeted Haitian members of the community, according to an alert released by the school’s campus police department.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.