Police Investigating Stabbing Aboard Salem State University Bus

Salem police are searching the area around Salem State University for a Woburn man believed to have stabbed two people aboard one of the university's shuttle busses Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: Police have identified and released a photo of the suspect, Timothy Wells, 25, of Woburn.

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According to an alert issued by the college, at approximately 11:10 a.m., Wells assaulted two people with a knife on a shuttle bus in the Central Campus parking lot.

UPDATE: A shelter in place order has been give at Salem State University.

UPDATE: The shelter in place order has been lifted at Salem State University.

A female student reportedly sustained a laceration to her arm. The driver of the shuttle bus reportedly attempted to assist victim and received a minor puncture wound to the chest.

The student was treated on scene and the driver was transported to a local hospital.

Local police were reportedly chasing a brown Toyota Camry down Jefferson Avenue shortly after the incident.

Wells is described as being a white male, with long red/ blonde hair, some facial hair and approximately 20 years old. He was wearing a white shirt, gray baseball cap, khaki pants and red sneakers.

Wells reportedly fled campus on foot towards the CVS and was later seen and pursued in a 1999 Toyota Camry heading down Jefferson Avenue toward downtown Salem.

Should you see Wells, please contact the Salem State University Police at 978.542.6111 or anonymously at 978.542.TIPS (8477).

Salem Patch will post additional updates as information is released.