Posted on 09/11/2025 1:50:25 PM PDT by Morgana
Shots have been fired at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, sparking a massive police response on Thursday afternoon.
Dozens of students and staff were seen fleeing for their lives after gunshots rang out at the school's campus in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department told WCVB.
Gunfire was reported at 3:45pm near Morrissey Boulevard, the outlet reported.
Several UMass Boston alerts warned students that the incident is a 'public safety threat' and is in or near a residence hall in the school's East Building.
SWAT teams rushed to the dorm building, as people were urged to avoid the area.
Sky5 footage showed students and staff evacuating a campus building with their hands raised, as officers armed with rifles swarmed the area.
The urgent alert comes at a fraught time for America - as multiple colleges across the country were put on lockdown today over a series of bomb and terror threats.
UMass's shooting also comes just one day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University.
Massachusetts State Police said in a statement: 'Troopers have responded to UMass Boston to an unconfirmed report of a shooting on campus.
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Appears to be the season...
This is impossible! MA has strict gun laws!
Doesn’t the gunman know this?!?@?
(yes, this is sarcasm, in case you are from Rio Linda.)
Has the left piped in? Is this one of the okay shootings that everyone is supposed to celebrate?
Well they are mentally unstable
They’re celebrating 9/11 all over again . . .
and that’s why the democrats love them
Wait.... what?
Mass has very strict guns laws. This couldn’t have happened, right?
GMTA
Police say no threat at UMass Boston after "unconfirmed report" of shooting on campus
Jeez.
This isn’t Boston. This is DORCHESTER.
South of South Boston.
Dorchester/Mattapan/Roxbury are the three worst sh#t hole areas on the outskirts of Boston.
Not surprising the police responded so quickly.
Probably lots of libs they’re trying to keep safe.
Most likely.
Obviously.
That’s because the demonrats are morally bankrupt.
“Prepare to defend yourselves”
We Were Soldiers.
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