India, Sept. 12 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston issued a safety alert on Thursday, urging people to avoid the area near East Residence Hall amid unconfirmed reports of a possible shooting or active threat.

An alert issued at 4:00 p.m. read, "UMass Boston Alert: Public Safety threat in/near Residence Hall East Building. Avoid area. More information to come."

A follow-up alert at 4:15 p.m. added, "UMass Boston Alert: Police incident in/near Campus Center. Avoid area. More information to come."

Multiple EMS units have been dispatched to the scene.

Boston EMS posted on X, "We have multiple units staging related to a potential incident at UMass Boston and will share an update when more information is available."

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