Multiple U.S. College Campuses Under Lockdown Amid Police Responses

Southern Maine Community College in South Portland was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after officials reported a “law enforcement situation,” with people on campus ordered to shelter in place and lock doors while police responded; a witness reported seeing a SWAT team but authorities had not confirmed that and released no further details, and news crews were dispatched as updates were promised. Separately, Mississippi Delta Community College’s Moorhead campus was briefly locked down after an unconfirmed report of an armed individual; campus police later said a suspect was apprehended in Belzoni, the lockdown was lifted, and there were no reports of shots fired or injuries. Both incidents prompted campus-wide precautions and requests that the public avoid the areas while law enforcement completed searches and investigations.