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| US police officer shot dead on MIT campus | US police officer shot dead on MIT campus |
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| A gunman has shot dead a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge near Boston, officials say. | A gunman has shot dead a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge near Boston, officials say. |
| Cambridge police say the officer was responding to a report of a disturbance in the area when he was shot and suffered "multiple wounds". | Cambridge police say the officer was responding to a report of a disturbance in the area when he was shot and suffered "multiple wounds". |
| He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. | He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. |
| Police say they are still looking for the gunman and the campus is on lockdown. | Police say they are still looking for the gunman and the campus is on lockdown. |
| A statement on the university's website says a building there is surrounded by the emergency services. | A statement on the university's website says a building there is surrounded by the emergency services. |
| The statement says the situation is considered "extremely dangerous". | The statement says the situation is considered "extremely dangerous". |
| TV footage showed police swarming around the university's Stata Center. | |
| The university is advising students to stay clear of the area until further notice. | |
| A statement from the Middlesex district attorney's office said there are no other victims and no arrests have been made, |