Lockdown at SUNY Erie City Campus due to ongoing police situation, residents asked to avoid area

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is urging residents to avoid the area surrounding SUNY Erie City Campus due to an ongoing situation involving police officers.

According to Channel 2, both the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Buffalo Police are responding to the incident in the area between North Division St./Swan St. and Washington St./Elm St.

Poloncarz followed shortly after with his message:

The SUNY Erie community received two emergency text messages at 10:30 a.m. advising of an immediate lockdown at the Post Building and shelter-in-place at the athletic center and 45 Oak St. building.