Man with gun in Harvard Square triggered brief shelter-in-place alert

By adamg on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 3:47pm

Harvard sent out alerts about "a report of a man with a gun in the area of Smith Campus Center" - formerly the Holyoke Center - in the heart of Harvard Square around 3:30 p.m. The alert was called off not long after - after Cambridge Police found and arrested the man.

The initial alert from Harvard read:

Shelter in place. If outside go inside a Harvard building. If in a building stay where you are.

Cambridge Police reported:

A suspect reportedly lifted his shirt and displayed a gun in his waistband to 2 men; was described as wearing a red, white and blue vest over a white hooded sweatshirt; black rimmed glasses.

At 3:53 p.m., Harvard rescinded the stay-in-place directive:

The individual has been apprehended and is in custody. The shelter in place is lifted.

H/t Tony Corsentino, Yawp and Emma.

Neighborhoods:

Cambridge

Harvard Square

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Comments

It's over. Any details?

By ecg (nli) on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 3:57pm.

"The individual has been apprehended and is in custody. The shelter in place is lifted."

See Something, Say Something

By Gary C on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 4:14pm.

In action! Well done.

Truth be told

By Lowrentschlub on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:57pm.

There's a lot of triggered people in Harvard Sq

Perhaps

By SwirlyGrrl on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:03pm.

At least people can hold hands with their same gender spouse walking down the street without "triggering" a "sensitive snowflake".

I don't know

By Pete X on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 8:20am.

Seems more like they triggered you.

Yeah

By erik g on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 9:17am.

reacting to the presence of an armed assailant by staying out of sight is totally a thing that only today's fragile Millenial snowflakes would do. Whereas you, brave anon, would certainly just have marched up to the gunman, dick swinging bravely in the wind, and disarmed him before the cops could even get there.