{"id":66901,"date":"2026-05-11T18:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=66901"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:19:23","slug":"gunman-opens-fire-near-harvard-university-suspect-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/gunman-opens-fire-near-harvard-university-suspect-in-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman opens fire near Harvard University; suspect in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A gunman armed with a rifle-style weapon opened fire near Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, possibly injuring two people before being taken into custody, according to police and university officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shooting happened at about 1:30 p.m. Monday near Memorial Drive and River Street, about a block from Harvard. Cambridge police, Harvard University police and Massachusetts State Police responded to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvard University Police said they received<\/a> information from Cambridge police at about 1:36 p.m. that a person armed with a gun had fired shots in the area, possibly injuring two victims. The suspect was later taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massachusetts State Police described the incident as a \u201cpolice-involved shooting\u201d and said troopers were involved, but the agency did not immediately provide details about what happened. State Police said emergency medics treated \u201cat least one individual\u201d for a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo information is immediately available regarding the circumstances of the shooting,\u201d State Police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witness footage from the scene showed the gunman standing in the middle of the street with what appeared to be a rifle, firing indiscriminately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One witness told WBTS<\/a> that he was leaving work when he heard gunshots near a stoplight and saw cars turning around, with some getting stuck on the sidewalk as people ran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI peeked out my door, I saw the shooter aim directly at me, I turned and I ran,\u201d the witness said. \u201cMy coworker was right behind me. I heard the gunshots go off, and within a minute and a half, two minutes, everything was quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The witness said he returned to find that both his car and his coworker\u2019s car had been hit by gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe stayed in his car, so probably he was 25 feet away from the shooter when he got shot,\u201d the witness said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents were asked to avoid the area while police remained at the scene. Officials have not released the suspect\u2019s name or said what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gunman opens fire on busy street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, injuring 1 person before being shot by police pic.twitter.com\/fxtliA62iJ<\/a><\/p>— BNO News (@BNONews) May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>