COLUMBIA, Mo. – A white college student suspected of posting online threats to shoot black students and faculty at the University of Missouri was arrested Wednesday, adding to the racial tension at the heart of the protests that led two top administrators to resign earlier this week. Hunter M. Park, a 19-year-old sophomore at a sister campus in Rolla, was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. at a residence hall, authorities said. The school said no weapons were found. Park, who has not yet been formally charged, is enrolled at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He was arrested by University of Missouri police and taken to jail in Columbia, about 75 miles to the northwest,...
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