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A 'Very Specific' Threat of Shooting and Explosives Empties Every Campus

FLbomb threatemergency notificationmedium confidence
UnfoundedNo evidence of an actual threat was found. The institutional response is documented because the alert communication is identical to what would occur during a real incident.

Daytona State College ordered an immediate evacuation of all of its campuses on the morning of January 22, 2021, after what officials called a "very specific" threat that entailed shooting and explosives. Daytona Beach police found nothing suspicious and the bomb threat was ultimately determined to be unfounded.

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Institution
Daytona State College
Community College · FL
~25,000 students
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 ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatimFlaglerLive — reproducing the Daytona State College alert/tweet posted ~10:30 a.m. EST167 chars
DSC Alert! Due to potential threat, please evacuate all Daytona State College campuses immediately. All Daytona State College campuses are closed until further notice.
Posted to the college's official channels around 10:30 a.m. EST on January 22, 2021 (a Friday) after officials received what they called a 'very specific' threat entailing shooting and explosives.
The message orders evacuation of every campus rather than a single-building response, reflecting the multi-site nature of the threat.
Daytona Beach police later determined the threat was unfounded after finding nothing suspicious.
UPDATESMS
Approximate reconstruction127 chars
All Daytona State College campuses will remain closed for the remainder of the day. Do not come to campus. Updates will follow.

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

Reconstructed: WFTV reported the campus would be closed for the remainder of the day and asked people not to attempt to go on campus, but the verbatim text was not published.
Typed update rather than all-clear because it extends the closure rather than lifting restrictions.
ALL CLEARSMS
Approximate reconstruction114 chars
Police found nothing suspicious on campus. The threat has been deemed unfounded. Updates on reopening will follow.

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

Reconstructed: Daytona Beach police said nothing suspicious was found, and ClickOrlando reported the threat was deemed unfounded, but the verbatim all-clear text was not published.
ClickOrlando reported campuses remained closed into Friday during the investigation, so the all clear addressed the threat search rather than immediately reopening.
Context

Background

Daytona State College is a multi-campus public college serving Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida. On the morning of January 22, 2021, WFTV reported that the college announced at 10:25 a.m. EST that all of its campuses were being evacuated immediately after receiving what officials described as a 'very specific' threat that entailed shooting and explosives. ClickOrlando reported that Daytona Beach police found nothing suspicious and the bomb threat was determined to be unfounded, with campuses remaining closed into Friday during the investigation. The all-campus evacuation, rather than a single-building response, reflects how a threat that combines weapons and explosives forces a system-wide protective action at a community college spread across several sites. This case adds a Florida community-college bomb-threat episode to a state archive heavy on hurricanes and universities.
Analysis

Key Findings

The college evacuated all campuses at 10:25 a.m. EST after a 'very specific' threat that combined shooting and explosives
Daytona Beach police found nothing suspicious and the threat was deemed unfounded
Closures extended into the following day during the investigation, illustrating the operational cost of a credible-sounding hoax
Outcome
Police found nothing suspicious and determined the threat was unfounded. All campuses were evacuated and closed for the remainder of the day, with closures extending into Friday during the investigation.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Nothing suspicious found after Daytona State College campuses evacuated due to 'very specific' threat, police say - WFTV
    wftv.com
  2. News
    Daytona State College campus remains closed after police determine bomb threat was unfounded - ClickOrlando
    clickorlando.com
  3. News
    Daytona State College Campuses Evacuated Following Emailed Threat of 'Shooting and Explosives' - FlaglerLive
    flaglerlive.com
  4. News
    Daytona State Campuses Locked Down Over Potential Threat - WNDB News Daytona Beach
    newsdaytonabeach.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion