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Shooting reported near Harvard University, suspect was on bicycle

Harvard issued multiple emergency alerts to the community before noon, warning that university and Cambridge police were searching for the suspect near the Radcliffe Quad.

October 24, 2025 10:33 PM IST First published on: Oct 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM IST
Shooting reported near Harvard UniversityCambridge Police are currently on-scene of a shots fired incident that took place on Sherman Street. (Harvard University)

Harvard University briefly implemented a shelter-in-place order Friday morning while police searched for a suspect on a bicycle who allegedly shot at another person in Cambridge.

“Cambridge Police are currently on-scene of a shots fired incident that took place on Sherman Street in the vicinity of Danehy Park,” a spokesman for Cambridge police told local media. “Ballistic evidence has been recovered.”

There aren’t any known victims or concerns about public safety risk at this time, the spokesman said.

Harvard issued multiple emergency alerts to the community before noon, warning that university and Cambridge police were searching for the suspect near the Radcliffe Quad.

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