A man who made threats to the Burlington Mall on Sunday center — prompting a heavy police presence at the shopping center — was located by law enforcement.
At 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Burlington Police Department received a call from Woburn police about a man making threats to the mall at a gas station in Woburn, according to Burlington Police.
The man had walked into the BP gas station at 325 Washington St. and told the clerk he was going to commit a mass shooting at the Burlington Mall, reports from CBS News showed.
The clerk contacted police, the outlet reported, and the departments responded with Burlington police and state police stationed at the shopping center, police said.
Retail stores were closed by 6 p.m. and officers remained at the mall “out of an abundance of caution” as restaurants continued to stay open, police said.
Through an investigation using video surveillance footage and a search through Burlington and other area towns, the man who made the threats was identified and located by law enforcement.
Officers discovered the man “has no access to firearms” and was having a mental health crisis.
“… police are confident that Burlington Mall is safe, and do not believe there was ever a credible threat on Sunday,” a statement from the Burlington Police Department read.
The joint investigation into the incident and whether there will be any charges is ongoing, the department said.
