Overview

• A campus-wide shelter-in-place was issued Wednesday after reports and a video showed a person with a long gun near the Riverview Suites on South Campus.
• Local and campus police, Massachusetts State Police, the FBI and ATF mounted a large search using drones, K9s and an air unit before lifting the order shortly after 5:15 p.m.
• Officials reported no shots fired or injuries and emphasized that the situation was not an active-shooter event.
• On Thursday, Lowell police said the individual was a juvenile and that the recovered weapon was an airsoft replica; no identifying details or potential charges were released.
• Classes resumed Thursday with counseling and trauma support available, and police maintained an increased presence at residence halls overnight as the investigation continues.