Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) received a bomb threat at approximately 11:45 PM on Monday, January 31. The threat was made via a phone call to a campus-related phone number stating that a bomb would be detonated on the campus. CDU Campus Security contacted the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and provided all information.
The Sherriff’s Department completed a thorough check of the entire campus. The search of all facilities and perimeters did not turn up anything unusual. It was determined that the campus was safe and that the bomb threat was not valid. The campus community has been notified about the incident and the campus is remaining open. CDU is currently operating under hybrid-learning protocols due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with a minimum number of staff and students on campus for the Spring 2022 semester.
The threat follows another hoax bomb threat made earlier in the month toward CDU and coincides with a wave of bomb threats that have been made against Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses across the country. Federal, state, and local authorities are continuing their investigation into these threats.
ABOUT CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
CDU is a private, non-profit student-centered minority-serving medical and health sciences University that is committed to cultivating diverse health professional leaders who are dedicated to social justice and health equity for underserved populations through outstanding education, research, clinical service, and community engagement. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, CDU has graduated, since its inception, more than 700 physicians, over 1,270 physician assistants and over 1,700 other health professionals, as well as training more than 2,700 physician specialists through its sponsored residency programs. Its Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing has graduated over 1,400 nursing professionals, including over 1000 family nurse practitioners, since it opened in 2010. CDU is a leader in health disparities research with a focus on education, training, treatment and care in cancer, diabetes, cardiometabolic and HIV/AIDS. (www.cdrewu.edu)
SOURCE: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and The Hoyt Organization
