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BOSTON (WABC) -- Shots were fired at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Thursday night.
It happened at 10:48 p.m. near Building 32 (Stata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies. The area is cordoned off.
Students are advised to stay clear of area until further notice.
A campus police officer was injured in the shooting.
Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway.
The university says, "Updates will be provided at this site when more information becomes available."
Police are said to be looking for a 5'5' male who is wearing a cowboy hat.
The shooting may be connected to an earlier attempted robbery at a 7/11. It does not appear to be related to the marathon bombings.
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BREAKING: Boston police scanner - MIT shooter took officers gun, wearing cowboy hat #MIT (@roncorning)
BREAKING: #MIT: Shots fired near 32 Vassar St (Stata Center), police officer down. Please stay inside - @thetech
Anonymous @YourAnonNews 3m
Update: There is a report of an active shooter in the vicinity of Bldg. 32 (Stata). #MITShooting
http://emergency.mit.edu/
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BOSTON (WABC) -- Shots were fired at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Thursday night.
It happened at 10:48 p.m. near Building 32 (Stata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies. The area is cordoned off.
Students are advised to stay clear of area until further notice.
A campus police officer was injured in the shooting.
Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway.
The university says, "Updates will be provided at this site when more information becomes available."
Police are said to be looking for a 5'5' male who is wearing a cowboy hat.
The shooting may be connected to an earlier attempted robbery at a 7/11. It does not appear to be related to the marathon bombings.
NewsBreaker
@NewsBreaker
BREAKING: Boston police scanner - MIT shooter took officers gun, wearing cowboy hat #MIT (@roncorning)
BREAKING: #MIT: Shots fired near 32 Vassar St (Stata Center), police officer down. Please stay inside - @thetech
Anonymous @YourAnonNews 3m
Update: There is a report of an active shooter in the vicinity of Bldg. 32 (Stata). #MITShooting
http://emergency.mit.edu/
Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:41 PM
Update on shooter incident. Responding agencies continue to investigate the situation. The scene is outside of Building 32 (Stata) and 76 (Koch) near Vassar and Main Streets. Injuries have been reported. The situation is still very active and we ask everyone to stay inside.
