(CNN) A student at West Virginia University was arrested Wednesday night after authorities learned that he had threatened to carry out a "shooting spree," according to university police. Cheickna Kagnassy, a 21-year-old freshman, was charged with making terrorist threats, West Virginia University police said in a statement. Deputy Chief Phil Scott said police had received a tip that said Kagnassy had spoken about carrying out a shooting at the school and then committing suicide. His arrest came a day after a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte , which left two people dead and four wounded. "Our number one concern is always the safety of the University community and this provides an example of the system working exactly the way it should," Chief W.P.

Source: CNN May 02, 2019 17:26 UTC