Police had been throughout UMass Boston Thursday afternoon for a report of a taking pictures. The campus was declared all clear a little bit after 5 p.m.
“Troopers have responded to UMass Boston to an unconfirmed report of a shooting on campus,” the Massachusetts State Police wrote in an X submit. “Law enforcement will coordinate with our campus partners to ensure the safety of students, faculty, and staff.”
College of Massachusetts Boston stated simply earlier than 5 p.m. that it could cancel all courses and actions scheduled for the night because the police investigation is ongoing. A submit at 5:11 a.m. stated the risk was over.
“UMB Emergency Alert: Police have reported the incident on campus all clear,” the college acknowledged. “There is no ongoing threat to the community.”
Boston Police Officer Michael Torigian confirmed to the Herald that the division had additionally responded to the decision which got here in at 3:43 p.m.
The BPD additionally stated the scene was clear by 5:30 p.m.
The varsity itself stated that there was a “police incident in/near Campus Center” and to keep away from the world. Earlier its official X account posted that there was a “Public Safety threat in/near Residence Hall East Building.”
The alleged taking pictures comes a day after a conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute, positioned close to the UMass Campus, launched a press release on Kirk’s assassination yesterday.
“The ideals of civil debate and the non-violent exchange of ideas are — or should be — central to our nation’s political system. Yet once again, we confront another seeming act of horrific political violence. Charlie Kirk’s murder — occurring while he spoke at an institution dedicated to learning, no less — is incredibly sad, deeply troubling and we are a lesser nation this evening for this latest bloodshed,” the Institute posted to social media platforms.
Within the wake of Kirk’s killing, different universities have issued alerts of doable threats.
These embrace Stockton College in New Jersey, which round 1 p.m. Thursday ordered college students to shelter in place, in accordance with native information retailers, as police investigated a taking pictures close to the campus.
Utah Valley College stated that it was heightening safety presence and controls on campus following the taking pictures however didn’t shut down any campus buildings.
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