Police arrested a suspect in UMass armed robbery
Police have made an arrest in the armed robbery that triggered a campus-wide shelter in place order at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, authorities said.
William McKeown, 19, of Framingham turned himself in to Framingham police around 12:15 p.m. Friday, according to the department’s spokesman Lt. Stephen Cronin.
McKeown is charged with armed robbery, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Cronin said. He is expected to be arraigned in Framingham District Court Friday afternoon.
UMass Amherst police had issued a warrant for the robbery suspect earlier in the day, noting the person they were looking for wasn’t a student at the school.
The university received a report of a “hostile armed person’’ in a dorm at around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. No shots were fired during the incident, which involved two suspects who fled campus, the university said.
No warrant had been issued for the second suspect as of Friday morning, according to police.
Police said security footage recorded at the residence hall clearly shows both suspects were led into the first-year dorm by a UMass student who they knew, adding that all campus residence buildings are locked 24 hours a day. Students must escort all visitors into the residential buildings.
The male victim in the incident suffered a laceration to his head. He was treated and released Thursday night from Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after treatment.
More police officers were on campus Friday, especially in the southwest area of campus and near the dorm where the incident occurred, according to Parham.
“We have no reason to believe they are anywhere in our community, but to assure residents and the area community, we do have additional staff throughout campus,’’ Parham said.
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