FITCHBURG, Mass. — An investigation is underway for a shooting that also triggered an alert for students at Fitchburg State University on Thursday.
Members of the Fitchburg Police Department responded to an apartment at Willow Street for a reported disturbance involving a firearm just before 3:00 p./m.
Police say a 36-year-old man was treated for a single gunshot wound.
No arrests have been made, police say.
Students at the Simonds Hall were no longer being told to stay inside as of 4:30 p.m.
Fitchburg State stressed that there is no threat to the campus and said they issued the alert as a precaution
This incident is currently under investigation by the Fitchburg Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police.
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