"Hostile Armed Person" Reported at UMass Amherst

ALERT: Hostile armed person reported in Pierpont Hall. UMPD on scene and perimeter secured. Please shelter in place.

— UMass Amherst (@UMassAmherst) February 18, 2016

Students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst have been asked to shelter in place, after an “armed person” was reported on campus, CBS Boston reports, in first-year residence Pierpont Hall.

ALERT: Suspect is a white male wearing dark colored shirt and gold chain. Reports of 2nd involved party, white male wearing gray sweatshirt.

— UMass Amherst (@UMassAmherst) February 18, 2016

University police have reportedly secured the perimeter and are interviewing witnesses. The shelter in place order is for the entire campus, not just the immediate area around Pierpont.

Update – 7:18 pm

ALERT: Shelter in place order HAS BEEN LIFTED. Please resume normal activities. Additional information will be provided by UMass email.

— UMass Amherst (@UMassAmherst) February 19, 2016

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