Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach has been placed under lockdown after a threat to “shoot up the campus with an AK-47,” authorities confirmed.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was placed on lockdown late Tuesday after a threat was reported, but no threat was found and the lockdown has been lifted, according to officials.
Campus Safety and Daytona Beach police put students on lockdown for hours at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University after a Feb. 17 threat.
The Daytona Beach Police Department and the FBI are investigating the call.
On the evening of 17 February 2026, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus was placed on a temporary lockdown following a threatening call authorities received regarding a ...