Harvard University asks students to ‘shelter in place’ after gunshot reported nearby
Harvard University is warning students to avoid the Quad and shelter in place after a shooting.
The shots fired call that the Cambridge Police Department is responding to happened on Sherman Street, which the university says is near Radcliffe Quad. The Cambridge Police Department reported that an unidentified male on a bicycle shot at another person on Sherman Street and then sped off toward Garden Street.
CPD recovered ballistic evidence from the scene, according to a later Harvard alert. There were no known shooting victims as of the update. The Herald has reached out to CPD for more information.
“Please avoid the area and shelter in place,” Harvard wrote in an emergency alert.” CPD and (the Harvard University Police Department) continue to search for the suspect on the bicycle. Avoid the Quad area and continue to shelter in place. If you are inside a building, stay there.”
This is a developing story.
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