Transit police in Boston are investigating a shooting on the subway platform at Harvard University that occurred on Sunday. The school issued a shelter-in-place order for students and staff as authorities searched for the suspect. According to the preliminary investigation, a man armed with a gun fired several rounds at a targeted individual on the southbound platform at the Harvard Square station before fleeing. There were no reports of injuries. Police received a report of shots fired around 2:15 p.m., prompting the shelter-in-place order for the Harvard community. The order was later lifted as police searched the area around the station. The incident occurred near the school’s main campus in Cambridge. It is unclear if the suspect has been apprehended.
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Harvard students forced to shelter in place after shooting on subway platform
