I don’t have live updates here, but here’s what’s known about Bates College lockdown events in Lewiston, Maine, from late October 2023:
- The campus and the Lewiston area experienced a mass shooting on Oct. 25, 2023, with Bates College going into lockdown and later canceling classes for several days as the situation unfolded. This information was widely reported at the time.[3][8]
- Bates issued shelter-in-place directives and coordinated campus safety measures, including shuttling students to residence halls and limiting movement while the manhunt and investigation continued.[2][3]
- Class schedules and campus events were disrupted, including postponement of a presidential inauguration and other activities, while public safety responders conducted operations in Lewiston and the surrounding area.[8][2]
- Coverage from multiple outlets at the time noted the broader context of Maine colleges in lockdown due to the active shooter threat, with Bates being one of several institutions affected.[4][3]
If you want, I can try to locate the latest official Bates updates or summarize current, ongoing developments from reliable sources. I can also provide a concise timeline of events from that incident or pull quotes from Bates’ campus safety communications, if that helps.
Sources
In the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. since January, a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 more at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25. Bates College, which is located in Lewiston, canceled its classes and ordered students to shelter in place from the night of Oct. 25 through Oct. 27.
williamsrecord.comThe campus of Bates College in Lewiston is almost halfway between the two locations where a mass shooter took 18 lives Wednesday night.
www.boston.comFOX 9 reporter Paul Blume is a Bates College graduate, a school that is still on lockdown as of Thursday night while law enforcement continues its search for the suspect of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. He spoke with several members of the community about their experiences.
www.fox9.comEighteen people were killed in shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Spare Time Recreation on Wednesday evening. On Friday morning, cities across Maine remained locked down and a manhunt for the suspect continued.
thebatesstudent.comSeveral colleges in and around Lewiston, Me., were closed Wednesday because of the continuing threat of an active shooter who killed 18 people in the area Wednesday night.
www.insidehighered.comArticles in the Academic Life category from Bates College: News
www.bates.eduLewiston — where 18 were killed Wednesday night — is a college town, home to Bates College.
www.wgbh.org