Massachusetts cops issue urgent ‘shelter-in-place’ warning with eight heavily armed men on the run

BREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts cops issue urgent ‘shelter-in-place’ warning after eight heavily armed men from a group ‘that does not recognize US laws’ fled into woodland during a traffic stop

Massachusetts police have issued an urgent shelter-in-place warning for residents in two towns near Boston after eight heavily armed men fled into woodland during a traffic stop. 

A state trooper spotted the men pulled over by the side of Interstate 95 between the towns of Wakefield and Reading at 1.30 on Saturday morning, and asked them for identification. 

The group were dressed in tactical-style gear and armed with both pistols and rifles. 

The group refused to comply with orders to put down their weapons and subsequently ran into the woodland by the side of the road.   

“The Wakefield Police Department is assisting the Massachusetts State Police with a dangerous incident on Route 128 Northbound in the area of Parker Road.

“During a motor vehicle stop, several heavily armed men claiming to be from a group that does not recognize our laws exited their vehicles and fled into the woodline off 128 in the area of Parker Road/Elm Street.

“Approximately eight males fled into the woods carrying rifles and handguns and appear to be contained in the wooded area adjacent to the highway.”