Shelter-in-place order issued at UMass Lowell as police investigate reports of person carrying gun
Students and staff at UMass Lowell are being asked to shelter in place as police investigate reports of a person carrying a gun on Wednesday afternoon.
“Police from UMass Lowell and the city of Lowell were alerted this afternoon to reports of a male on South Campus carrying an object suspected of being a firearm. A campus-wide shelter-in-place order has been issued as officers attempt to find this individual,” UMass Lowell police told Boston 25 News.
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.
Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan posted on social media that she is monitoring the situation and asked people to follow directions from officials.
Boston 25 News has reached out to Lowell city officials, Lowell police and UMass Lowell Police.
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