Authorities at Jackson State University have evacuated the campus in the face of a called-in bomb threat, according to their Twitter account.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are evacuating the campus and transitioning to virtual work until further notice,” the Tweet said.

JSU has also put out a text alert through JSU SAFE.

This is a developing story.

We are investigating a potential threat to campus involving a phoned-in bomb threat. Out of an abundance of caution, we are evacuating the campus and transitioning to virtual work until further notice. We will provide additional details as they become available pic.twitter.com/mzfh4Z15bl

— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) May 16, 2023