The lockdown was initiated after a video surfaced showing a man holding what appeared to be a long gun on a path near a dorm.

"This was never an active-shooter situation. There were no reports of shots, and thankfully, there have been no reports of any injuries," the university's chancellor wrote in a statement.

LOWELL, Mass. (WLNE) — Classes resume today after a scare at UMass Lowell. A shelter in place order was in effect after an armed man was seen carrying a gun on the campus. The shelter in place order ...

Classes are resuming Thursday after a scare on the campus of UMass Lowell when an armed man seen carrying a gun on the campus promoted a lockdown.

Those traveling down Market Street may notice a prominent new feature along the route in the form of a mural celebrating ...

FBI Boston and state police responded to a social media video appearing to show an armed person near the UMass Lowell campus, increasing police activity in area.

The lockdown and massive police search on the campus of UMass Lowell on Wednesday was caused by a teenage boy with an airsoft rifle, police said. UMass Lowell sent an alert on campus around 2:30 p.m.

COMING UP. JUST A FEW MOMENTS. JESSICA. ALL RIGHT. MIKE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NEW VIDEO OF YESTERDAY’S SCARE AT UMASS LOWELL. POLICE SAY THAT’S A JUVENILE. AND THAT WEAPON HE’S CARRYING IS A FAKE. AR ...

A reported sighting of an armed individual on the South Campus of UMass Lowell prompted a campus-wide shelter-in-place order on Wednesday afternoon, the first day of the fall semester.

LOWELL, Mass. ( NewsNation) — The University of Massachusetts Lowell is on lockdown after reports of a man carrying a gun on campus. Emergency alerts sent to students said police are looking for a ...

Classes were back in session Thursday at UMass Lowell, but it has been a difficult 24 hours for students on-campus.