A police officer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been shot and killed at the campus outside of Boston, authorities said early Friday. No arrests had been made and a manhunt was on for the shooter.
The officer was responding to report of a disturbance Thursday night when he was shot multiple times, according to a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Cambridge police. It said there were no other victims.
MIT said on its website that police were sweeping the campus in Cambridge and urged people to remain indoors until further notice. People were urged to stay away from the Stata Building, a mixed use building with faculty offices, classrooms and a common area.
The shooting came little more than three days after the twin bombings on the Boston Marathon that killed three people, wounded more than 180 others and led to an increase in security across the city.
The shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. local time outside an MIT building, according to state police spokesman Dave Procopio.
“At 10:48 p.m. today, gunshots were reported near Building 32 (Strata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies,” read the notice. “Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway.”
The officer, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead from his wounds.
The MIT campus in Cambridge spans 168 acres and includes 19 student residences.
The school employs approximately 11,000 staff, and boasts some 11,000 students.
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