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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. |
Witnesses in nearby Watertown report hearing explosions and gunfire amid a massive police hunt for the gunman. | |
Television footage from the town, some six miles (9km) from Boston, showed one man lying spread out on the ground, holding out his arms, surrounded by police. | |
The MIT 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. | 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. | 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, | A statement from the Middlesex district attorney's office said there are no other victims and no arrests have been made, |