A report of photographs fired on the Harvard Sq. MBTA station Sunday afternoon prompted a shelter in place at close by Harvard College as police looked for the suspect.
Transit Police Division Superintendent Richard Sullivan stated officers responded round 2:12 p.m. to a report of a capturing and that there have been no victims.
“Preliminarily our investigation suggests the following: a male, while on the southbound platform, apparently armed with a firearm appears to fire approximately 4 to 5 rounds at a targeted individual,” Sullivan wrote in an announcement.
He added that suspect had fled the scene.
The Cambridge Police Division knowledgeable the Harvard Crimson that no suspects have been in police custody following the gunshots.
The MBTA reported police exercise on the station and stated the Pink Line might expertise delays. Shuttle buses additionally changed service between the Central and Alewife stations.
Inside an hour of the primary alert, Harvard Alert introduced that the search concluded and the shelter in place had been lifted at 3:19 p.m.
The Crimson reported that the station was blocked with warning tape however police weren’t stopping individuals from coming into the station.
The MBTA, Massachusetts State Police, Cambridge Police Division and Harvard Media Relations didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
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