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Police activity, November 21, 2025
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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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ALERT: A lockdown was initiated at Everett Community College due to reports of a disturbance involving a firearm nearby, but not on, the campus. Police have responded and secured the scene. The lockdown has been lifted.
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@EverettPoliceWA Facebook (verbatim lockdown alert)facebook.comfind archived copiesExact text from Everett Police Department official Facebook post about EvCC lockdown for nearby firearm disturbance.
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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.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Everett Community College: Police activity, November 21, 2025." Incident of November 21, 2025. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/everett-community-college-firearm-scare-lockdown-2025-11-21/
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Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion