By Julie Shapiro
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
LOWER MANHATTAN — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and other state and local officials received threatening emails on Friday, Silver's office and the New York State Police said.
The State Police are investigating the rambling, violent e-mails as more than just an April Fools prank.
"We're treating it seriously, but there is no evidence of any credible threat," State Police Lt. Glenn Miner told the New York Daily News.
The email's subject was "Time to kill" and the writer, who claimed to be a state employee, railed against the recently passed state budget and mentioned Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in Tucson in January, the News reported.
"My group is going to do everything possible to provoke terrorist attacks on New York by al-Qaida, and by Tea Party nut cases," the email said, according to the News.
"At first I thought I might pull out a gun at my State office and kill a bunch of these dummies that I work with. But I doubt that would provide me with the satisfaction I am looking for."
Silver's office confirmed to DNAinfo that he received the email but referred questions to the State Police.
"I'm treating it as real," Silver told the News.
Senate Majority Leader Deal Skelos also received the email, the News reported.
