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Buffalo State student charged with social media threat

Buffalo Toronto Public Media | By Ryan Zunner
Published February 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM EST
SUNY Buffalo State University

A 19-year-old Buffalo State University Student has been arrested for allegedly making a threat of mass harm.

Buffalo Police say they arrested Kevin Thompson on a misdemeanor charge of threatening mass harm after social media company Meta flagged a post made over the weekend. Police applied for a Temporary Extreme Risk Protection Order, and executed a search warrant where a shotgun was recovered at Thompson’s home.

An email alerted Buffalo State students, faculty, and staff about the arrest, which happened Sunday.

Thompson faces a maximum of three months in jail on the Class B misdemeanor charge.
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Ryan is an Emmy Award-nominated journalist, and the assistant managing editor of BTPM NPR. He first joined the organization in the summer of 2018 as an intern, rising through the ranks to weekend host and junior reporter before leaving in 2021. He then had stints in public service, Top 40 radio and TV news production.

A graduate of Hilbert College, he re-joined BTPM NPR in August of 2024. In addition to editorial management duties, Ryan leads BTPM NPR’s Indigenous Affairs Desk. He is an enrolled Oneida citizen of Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve.
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