UF alerts students to Twitter threat

University of Florida students are on alert this morning after threats on Twitter to the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.

The University's police department is taking the threat seriously, even though it is rumored to be a hoax, and has issued an alert.

They are asking students to stay alert and report anything suspicious to the police.

The police are working closely with the FBI to find out who tweeted out the threat.

This is the threat that went out to 15 different accounts-- It says, 'I'm going to shoot up the college tomorrow.'

[ Mobile users, click here to see the tweets]

You can see there it is directed at the @GatorZoneNews twitter handle.

UF police responded immediately with this alert:

The University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) was notified of the following information regarding a general threat made against the University of Florida campus Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Due to the nature of the threat, the UFPD is providing this Timely Warning. The UFPD was alerted by staff from the University Athletic Association (UAA) that messages threatening campus safety were posted on social media via Twitter. The messages were received from 15 separate account holders from throughout the United States and all arrived at the same time. The threat was not specific but indicated 'Im gonna shoot up the college tomorrow'. The UFPD is also aware that at least one other university has received a similar threat that involved the use of a social media posting that ultimately was determined to be a hoax. Despite the fact that this threat is general in nature and the credibility of the threat is considered to be low at this time, the UFPD considers all threats of this nature very serious. As part of the on-going investigation into this incident, the UFPD is using Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) resources in an attempt to determine those responsible. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the UFPD at 352.392.1111 If you observe any suspicious person or activity, immediately contact law enforcement by calling 9.1.1.

This threat comes eerily two weeks after the Florida State University shooting.

Three people were hurt the and the gunman shot and killed by police. And two weeks before that, FSU police endured active shooter training for situations just like the shooting then.

One of the victims 10 News spoke with, who was shot in the leg, is expected to be back at work in the Strozier Library on Sunday.

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