FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Fayetteville State University (FSU) is among multiple historically Black colleges (HBCU) and universities that received potential threats on Thursday , officials said.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office shared on social media that students, staff, and faculty at FSU were sent an email from the school's Interim Chief of Police, Alpha Clowney, about a threat to the campus on Thursday.

The threat comes as multiple HBCUs, including Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, were placed on lockdown for "terroristic threats".

In a release, FSU the Voice states:

"There is speculation that these threats are in response to the recent assassin

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