Kevin Street Incident Was 'Individual In Crisis': Police

Tewksbury MA

03 March, 2021

2:42 PM

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TEWKSBURY, MA — The police presence around Tewksbury's Kevin Street was due to an "individual in crisis" who posed a threat to himself and others, police Chief Ryan Columbus said Wednesday. "Officers did a tremendous job de-escalating the situation," Columbus said. "When the person would not come out of the home, for everyone's safety the NELMEC SWAT Team was called to reach a safe resolution for everyone, which is what happened." The person was taken to a hospital for evaluation but was not charged with anything, Columbus said. During the Monday afternoon incident, police warned residents to stay away from the Kevin Street area, which was resolved soon after. Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].