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A Firearm Disturbance Just Off Campus Triggers a 14-Minute Full Lockdown at Everett CC

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On Friday, November 21, 2025, Everett Community College went into a full lockdown at 12:57 p.m. PST after Everett Police responded to a disturbance involving a firearm near, but not on, the campus. The lockdown was brief — ending by 1:11 p.m. PST — and the college said that at no time were students or staff in harm's way.

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Institution
Everett Community College
Community College · WA
~19,000 studentsEvCC Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Approximate reconstruction193 chars
EvCC ALERT: LOCKDOWN due to police activity involving a firearm near campus. Lock doors, stay inside and away from windows, and remain quiet until you receive an all-clear. This is not a drill.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The firearm disturbance was near but not on campus, yet EvCC chose a full lockdown rather than a lesser posture, prioritizing caution during a fast-moving police response.
Reconstructed wording; the 12:57 p.m. lockdown start is documented by local reporting and an Everett Police post, but the verbatim EvCC text was not recoverable.
ALL CLEARSMS+14 min
Approximate reconstruction166 chars
EvCC ALERT: ALL CLEAR. The lockdown has been lifted. The nearby police activity is resolved and there is no threat to campus. Normal activities may resume. Thank you.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The lockdown lasted only about 14 minutes, lifting at 1:11 p.m. PST — one of the shortest full-lockdown durations in this archive.
Reconstructed wording; the all-clear time and 'no threat to campus' conclusion come from local reporting and the college's own statement.
Context

Background

Everett Community College is in Everett, Washington, north of Seattle. On November 21, 2025, My Everett News reported the college went into a full lockdown at 12:57 p.m. PST after Everett Police responded to a disturbance involving a firearm nearby, but not on, the campus, with the lockdown ending by 1:11 p.m. PST. An Everett Police Department post confirmed a lockdown was initiated at the college due to reports of a person with a weapon in the area. The college stated that at no time were students or staff in harm's way. This brief, decisive lockdown contrasts sharply with EvCC's May 2022 emailed-threat lockdown, part of a wave of threats that hit several Washington colleges that week — showing how the same institution faces very different alert scenarios over time.
Analysis

Key Findings

EvCC chose a full lockdown for an off-campus firearm disturbance, then lifted it after only about 14 minutes once police resolved the activity
Precise timestamps (12:57 p.m. lockdown, 1:11 p.m. all-clear PST) make this a clean example of a tightly bounded precautionary lockdown
The college distinguished a near-campus police response from an on-campus threat, stating no one was ever in harm's way
Outcome
Everett Police responded to a firearm disturbance near the campus; the brief lockdown ended at 1:11 p.m. PST. The college reported no students or staff were ever in harm's way.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Firearm Scare at Everett Community College Resulted in a Short Lockdown - My Everett News
    myeverettnews.com
  2. Social
    Everett Police Department lockdown alert post
    facebook.com
  3. News
    Unspecified 'threat' forces Everett Community College into lockdown (May 2022) - MyNorthwest
    mynorthwest.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion