All in-person classes at the University of California, Los Angeles were canceled Tuesday after a former instructor allegedly posted a video referencing mass shootings and threatening community members.
The former lecturer, identified as Matthew Harris, posted footage containing images of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting and scenes from the film Zero Day, a movie based on the mass shooting at Columbine High School, according to a report.
Harris is a former postdoctoral researcher in the philosophy department and reportedly wrote an 800-page manifesto labeled “DEATH Sentences.”
AMERICAN GOLD MEDAL HOPEFUL TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 DAYS BEFORE OLYMPICS
The manifesto is “dedicated to domestic terrorism and violence,” Harris wrote.
In it, he preaches “death to America” and calls for individuals to “go forth and murder them out of existence,” the report noted.
Several people in UCLA’s philosophy department reported Harris had threatened them.
Tuesday classes at the university were canceled a day earlier out of “an abundance of caution,” according to a tweet from school administrators.
UCLA police are working with several agencies to investigate the threats against the community, according to Vice Chancellor Michael Beck.
“I want to inform you that UCLA Police Department is aware of the concerning email and posting sent to some members of the UCLA community today, and we are actively engaged with out-of-state law enforcement and federal agencies at this time,” Beck said.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
It is unconfirmed if Harris was in California when he made the threats, and he was previously investigated for accusations he sent pornographic material to a student, according to the report.
