Lockdown lifted at Western New England University

Police responded to a call about gunshots being heard in the woods behind Bretton Road.    
Police responded to a call about gunshots being heard in the woods behind Bretton Road.    (Western Mass News)
Published: Sep. 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A lockdown has been lifted at Western New England University after reports of shots fired Sunday.

Police responded to a call about gunshots being heard in the woods behind Bretton Road.

They searched the area, but didn’t find evidence of a gunfire.