A 21-year-old Chicago resident is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Jabari R. Dean threatened on a social media website to kill 16 white male students or staff at the University of Chicago.
The threat came days after a video was released showing Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. It prompted several days of protests in the city.
The complaint says an FBI officer wasn't able to see threat that was posted on Nov. 28, but reviewed a screenshot of it provided by the person who reported the threat.
The complaint also said Dean admitted to FBI agents that he posted the threat and took it down shortly after.
The school canceled all classes and activities following the threat. The University of Chicago urged faculty, students and non-essential staff to stay away on Monday from the Hyde Park campus on Chicago's South Side and told students in college housing to stay indoors.
