Crime & Safety

Active Shooter Notification from Hospital a Mistake

There is not an active shooter situation at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

NEWTON, MA - The Newton-Wellesley Hospital accidentally sent out a notification saying there was an active shooter on campus Thursday morning.

The email caused some alarm on Twitter but the hospital quickly sent out a second notification correcting the error, the hospital said.

The message was mistakenly sent out while the hospital was attempting to perform an emergency notification drill, according to the hospital.

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