The Secret Service has launched an investigation into a volunteer radio DJ affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Lowell who openly called for the assassination of Vice President JD Vance on social media.
The disturbing post, made on the leftist social media platform Bluesky, read: “It’s simple, we kill JD Vance.”
The individual behind the Bluesky account hanslopez.bsky.social identified himself as a host on WUML (91.5 FM), a radio station funded by UMass Lowell and operated by students and community volunteers.
Founded in 1952, WUML broadcasts locally and online, positioning itself as a voice for alternative music and progressive viewpoints.
The DJ, described as a UMass Lowell alumnus, posted the threat in response to another user’s claim that “JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS [sic] LIKELY ENEMIES.”
After learning about the post, UMass Lowell police swiftly reported it to the FBI, Secret Service, and Haverhill Police Department, the DJ’s reported hometown, for investigation.
Authorities determined there was no immediate threat, but the investigation continues.
The DJ has since resigned from his volunteer position at WUML, and the post was deleted from Bluesky.
UMass Lowell issued a statement condemning the threat, claiming that it takes “seriously any threat of violence involving our community.”
“UMass Lowell police promptly coordinated with the FBI, Secret Service and Haverhill police the same day to ensure an appropriate response,” the university said. “Contact was made with the individual in question, and the necessary assessments were conducted in collaboration with federal partners. Authorities confirmed there was no immediate threat.”
“UMass Lowell takes seriously any threat of violence involving our community. Statements such as the post in question are inconsistent with the values of our democracy and our university,” the statement added, according to a report from the New York Post. “The individual in question has since resigned from his volunteer role at WUML and removed the post from his Bluesky account.”
No arrests have been reported.
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