'I legit feel like going on a shooting spree': Chilling Facebook message of West Virginia University student arrested for making terroristic threats Cheickna Kagnassy, a 21-year-old freshman studying business, charged with threatening to go on a shooting spree Kagnassy, from Maryland, was arrested in his dorm room Wednesday by university police acting on a tip Police were sent screenshots of Facebook exchanges between Kagnassy and the informant By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com Published: 20:45 BST, 2 May 2019 | Updated: 20:45 BST, 2 May 2019 Viewcomments Cheickna Kagnassy, a 21-year-old WVU freshman studying business, has been charged with threatening to go on a shooting spree A West Virginia University student has been charged with threatening to go on a shooting spree before committing suicide. WVU police acting on a tip arrested Cheickna Kagnassy, a 21-year-old freshman pre-business major from Maryland, at his room in Vandalia Hall on Wednesday evening. Deputy Chief Phil Scott said a concerned citizen notified police that Kagnassy had spoken of carrying out a ‘shooting spree,’ then committing suicide. When officers searched the suspect’s dorm room, they found no weapons. Court documents obtained by the station WBOY stated that university police were sent screenshots of a Facebook exchange between Kagnassy and the informant. During the conversation, the 21-year-old freshman allegedly said, 'I legit feel like going on a shooting spree.' Kagnassy, from Maryland, was arrested in his dorm room on campus (pictured) Wednesday by university police acting on a tip In another message, Kagnassy allegedly told the tipster, 'Don't worry dawg, I'll likely be dead before I go on a shooting spree,' referring to his prospective suicide. At the time of his arrest, officers got permission from Kagnassy to review the contents of his cellphone and allegedly found the same Facebook messages that were shared with them by the tipster in his deleted files. Kagnassy was taken to North Central Regional Jail to be arraigned on. a charge of making terroristic threats. His bond was set at $75,000. He will not be allowed back on campus if released from jail, police said. '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. Chedester said. ‘Someone saw something and said something. We investigated and found sufficient reason to take action, all within less than 24 hours.’ Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility