UMass Lowell Active Shooter, Shelter-in-place order lifted at UMass Lowell after report of armed man on campus
UMass Lowell Active Shooter,
The shelter-in-place order at UMass Lowell’s campus following a report of a person with a gun was lifted after police searched the campus for several hours.
Police received a report from a student of an individual with a gun behind a dorm shortly before 2:30 p.m.
Officers were also made aware of a viral video circulating and Lowell police officers began to search the campus alongside several other agencies, including Massachusetts State Police and the FBI.
The shelter in place was lifted just after 5:30 p.m., about 3 hours after the order was first put into place.
Police say there are no reports of anyone hurt or shots fired, and at no time was there an active shooter. Police will remain in the area as a precaution throughout the night.
A Boston 25 News staff member who receives alerts from UMass Lowell received a text alerting students and staff members that police were responding to a weapons incident.
