Posted on 09/11/25
| News Source: FOX News
Shots were fired at UMass Boston, prompting a large police response on campus Thursday afternoon, the Boston Police Department confirmed.
Shots were reported at 3:45 p.m. near 240 Morrissey Boulevard at the campus's location in Dorchester.
Sky 5 video showed students and campus employees evacuating a school building.
One officer was seen with a rifle from Sky5 as police officers swarmed the area.According to several UMass Boston alerts, the incident is a "public safety threat" and is in/near a residence hall in the school's East Building. The school is asking people to avoid the area as well as the Campus Center.
UMass Boston Police are responding to the scene, as well as Boston police officers.
It is unclear at this time whether anyone was injured in the incident.