The UMass Lowell campus is on lockdown after reviews of a person with a gun strolling close to the college's Riverview Suites residence corridor on the primary day of courses.
The faculty issued a group alert in regards to the doable sightings of an armed particular person, described as a “5'5 Asian male sporting a grey or white sweatshirt and black shorts carrying a protracted weapon.”
Massachusetts State Police stated it was conscious of a video circulating on-line that appeared to indicate the alleged suspect and that native cops had responded to the campus to analyze. The video has not been verified.
A big police presence has been seen on the college, in accordance with reviews.
Massachusetts Rep. Lori Trahan posted an announcement on X that she was “actively monitoring” the state of affairs, and urged native residents to comply with the directions of Lowell police and UMass Lowell.
It was not instantly clear if anybody was injured or any photographs have been fired on the public analysis college about 45 minutes north of Boston with a pupil inhabitants of round 12,000.
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