Police say the student posted an image of himself on Instagram with the caption “school shooter” along with two gun emojis.

“This is a continuing and very disturbing pattern that we’ve seen in the past number of weeks.”

The enhancements include a new underground alarm system, reinforced windows, and K-9 units.

The new video takes ill wishes upon our city beyond Rod Blum-levels.

The FBI is leading the investigation into the threat, with help from Howard, the MPD, and Metro Transit Police.

The University has increased security on campus and at area metro stations.

A week after prosecutors in Maryland charged a Crofton man with threatening to shoot up his workplace after referring to himself as “a joker,” authorities have arrested a Glen Burnie resident for making similar threats.

According to the Hatchet, D.C. police officers are currently investigating the threat of a weapon on campus around the 900 block of 23rd Street NW.

Although you can expect to experience a heightened security presence inside Metrorail stations this weekend, the system is not a target of the “specific, credible” threat which federal officials briefed local leaders about last night.

UPDATE: (10:50 p.m.): Mayor Gray held a press conference around 10:30 p.m. this evening, stating that he had been briefed on “credible but unconfirmed threats” by Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano.