MIT Says There's a Shooter on the Loose and Officer Down on Campus (Update: Officer Has Died)

[Hissyspit]

Source: The Atlantic

MIT Says There's a Shooter on the Loose and an Officer Down on Campus

ADAM CLARK ESTES 11:01 PM ET

MIT issued an emergency alert at 10:48 on Thursday night reporting shots fired on the university campus. The school newspaper reports, "Shots fired near 32 Vassar St (Stata Center), police officer down. Please stay inside." That report is backed up by CBS News's Bonney Kapp who reports hearing "officer down" on the police scanner just before the MIT alert went out. For now, details are scarce, but the suspect is on the loose and considered armed and extremely dangerous.

This is a developing story. We'll update you as new information comes in.

Read more: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-officer-down-mit/64379/

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http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/shooting-reported-on-mit-campus/

MIT Police Officer Shot And Killed On Campus

April 18, 2013 11:59 PM

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – An MIT Police officer has died after he was shot near the Stata Center on campus Thursday night.

MIT sent out an alert to students telling them to stay indoors after the shooting.

The Middlesex DA’s office says the officer was responding to a report of a disturbance in the area of Vasser and Main streets. Authorities found him with multiple gunshot wounds.

He was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead.

[MADem]

1. WBZ TV in Boston covering it live now.

They don't have any more info than you've provided. A bit of video of a police car with flashing lights, but no details.

[alp227]

46. I'm out in CA and have been listening to WBZ/WBUR/WGBH non stop since the bombings began

I've gotta say that the local media is more trustworthy than CNN or the national infotainment media. And the New York Post (isnt that a prop in Law & Order?) takes the CAKE for worst news coverage! Right now WBZ 1030 is simulcasting WBZ television's ongoing news coverage. Seems that Bostonians couldn't watch the David Letterman or Craig Ferguson shows tonight...thanks to ANOTHER violent attack in the area.

[sheshe2]

2. Dammit, I hope the officer is alright!

[global1]

3. Could This Be One Of The Bombers - Perhaps Discovered Or Cornered......

The FBI said they might be armed and dangerous. Might fit the profile. Male. Engineering Student. Has the smarts to put together a bomb. Just thinking out loud here. Nothing is being reported on the cable news networks yet about this.

[Hissyspit]

4. Could be. Could just be a robbery suspect, too.

[sheshe2]

5. Its on the news now

[TDale313]

6. Have to admit, it crossed my mind too.

Total speculation at this point, of course, but seems at least possible.

[drm604]

22. That was my first thought.

[Heather MC]

33. same here

[starroute]

27. If the bombers were MIT students, they'd have been ID'd by now

You can be sure that half of MIT has been all over those photos. In fact, this is reason for arguing that the bombers aren't tech students anywhere. Too many internet-savvy people would know them.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Live news coverage...

http://www1.whdh.com/video/7newslive/

MIT police officer has been shot and has been taken to the hospital.

They're searching for the gunman.

[RKP5637]

9. Good coverage at link you gave. Thanks! n/t

[xiamiam]

63. cant thank you enough for this link

I started watching when the activity was still on the campus and moved to Watertown. Normally at this time, I would be watching a movie or reading..not here but..it has been fascinating. Thank you

[Spitfire of ATJ]

73. The stopped talking about putting on The Tonight Show all right.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Looks like they stopped a train on a bridge to search it. It's moving again now.

[jpak]

10. The officer shot has died

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. Just heard that on the live feed....

The sad thing is there are so many gun deaths in this country that this is likely unrelated to the bombing.

People in other countries must think we are insane for tolerating, even accepting this carnage.

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Just reported on NBC WHDH that the officer has died of his wounds.

[Hissyspit]

13. :(

[oldhippydude]

14. msnbc live at 20 mns after the hour...

back to Rachel 3 mins later

[Hissyspit]

15. What the hell?:

?

Sean Kelly ?@SeanKellyTV 57s
Police all racing to Watertown shooting tied to carjacking in Cambridge. Explosives being thrown from vehicle per radio traffic.

[Hissyspit]

16. The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe 2m From @abtran - Shell Gas station at River and Memorial roped off.

The Boston Globe ?@BostonGlobe 2m
From @abtran - Shell Gas station at River and Memorial roped off. Most cruisers keep going down Memorial pic.twitter.com/T5lzzL232m

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Sounds like they found the guy.

Police are actively shooting it out as I type.

A reporter is pinned down.

[MADem]

20. I am flipping btwn WBZ and WHDH....police are now

"standing around" per WHDH....the poor reporter at WBZ is back at Tech Sq. where the shooting took place and she knows nothing. It looks like the shooter headed for Mt Auburn Street area and is headed towards Watertown.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. I'm seeing live stream from NBC channel 7....

Adam Williams was the reporter who was pinned down.

He just now managed to back off.

[MADem]

32. Yeah, that's WHDH--they have the best coverage. The reporter can't find his cameraman. Ah--just

found him. They're switching reporters now.

Ambulance/stretcher to the scene.

This is incredible.

[MADem]

38. Officers running back to cruisers, stretcher brought to that cluster of cars.

Adam is hiding behind a minivan, and here comes an armored vehicle belonging to Metro police with cops with large guns.

Ambulance doors have been opened.

[alp227]

18. Must feel like HELL living in Boston/Eastern mass right now

The week started with a bombing at the end of the Boston Marathon and as it ends a cop is killed at MIT.

[MADem]

23. Something feels very odd about all this MIT shooting. I have to wonder if there is a convergence

with the terror bombing. Time will tell us, I'm sure, but this feels strange.

[FailureToCommunicate]

31. FBI released the suspect photos at 5pm today and now this? Maybe related?

Not getting to bed anytime soon here. Just heard three explosions about five minutes apart...

[lib87]

19. What's really going on in Boston??

What a week.

[Jon Ace]

21. Explosions in Watertown, grenades spotted and have exploded...

Based off scanner and a reddit live update comment...

http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1cnl3y/armed_assailant_on_mit_campus_gunshots_fired/c9i826r

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/6254/web

EDIT: Another officer down, hand grenades and automatics fired! WTF!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. The cops have automatics.

[FailureToCommunicate]

30. I just heard three separate explosions coming from the direction of Watertown...

at 1:00 am
TV reporter sez there are reports of hand grenades.

[MADem]

24. Officers with guns drawn---backing up now. Police taking cover. nt

[patrice]

26. FB internet-radio buffs picking this up too on Broadcastify.

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13467

[Jon Ace]

29. IED spotted on street in Watertown per scanner! (nt)

[patrice]

34. Explosives being thrown from vehicle . . .

@SeanKellyTV: Police all racing to Watertown shooting tied to carjacking in Cambridge. Explosives being thrown from vehicle per radio traffic.

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. Car jacking of Mercedes at midnight reported now. Two heavily armed gunman fighting police

[Hissyspit]

36. BBC Breaking NewsVerified account ‏@BBCBreaking Multiple witnesses report gunfire & booms in #Wate

BBC Breaking NewsVerified account
?@BBCBreaking
Multiple witnesses report gunfire & booms in #Watertown, about 10 miles west of Boston, after officer dies at #MIT http://bbc.in/15kZL6T

Wesley Lowery ?@WesleyLowery 8m
Being cleared back to School St. Cops not playing around. "Get the fuck out of here. This is not safe!" Hundreds of officers #MITShooting

Tim Pool ?@Timcast 3m
Reports that one of the suspects is en route to hospital under heavy guard #MITshooting
Retweeted by Chris Geidner

Cal Fire News ?@CalFireNews 13m
#Boston:2 suspects firing automatic weapons, deployed grenades, 2nd LEO down & transported, EXPLOSIVES - ALL UNITS RETREAT

Josh Marshall ?@joshtpm 5m
Gunfire/explosions in Watertown, town next to Cambridge. Apparently tied to MIT situation. http://editors.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/04/mit_incident_update.php … via @TPM

[patrice]

37. Sean Kelly WCVB TV Boston on Twitter

https://twitter.com/SeanKellyTV

[patrice]

39. Two suspects in this incident shot and on their way to Beth Israel nt

[MADem]

41. Video on WHDH shows guy on ground -- arms out--surrounded by cops.

He has his right hand on something...gun? Grenade?

The guy on the ground doesn't look "middle eastern" to me. He's got soft and silky light brown hair....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

40. They're showing video of the arrest. One guy down on the ground.

[FailureToCommunicate]

43. Young white male. Police think he may have explosives on him...

[FailureToCommunicate]

48. Just a kid caught up in the action. No longer a suspect.

[MADem]

75. That'll teach him to stumble home after closing the baaaaaaaaaaah on a week night! nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

76. A lesson he'll not soon forget.

Stay safe here in Mass.

[dookers]

42. Live police scanner

http://tunein.com/radio/Boston-Police-Fire-and-EMS-Scanner-s146109/

[Spitfire of ATJ]

53. The problem with police scanners is they pick up EVERYTHING...

At one point there were people waiting in a church wanting an escort.

Let's face it. If this was a simple robbery they should throw the book at these guys for being IDIOTS to rob a place when the town is swarming with cops.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

62. Another example. Just heard a cop checking out a report of shots fired....

Turned out to be some guys unloading a truck in the middle of the night and they were tossing boxes around and it was making a lot of noise.

[MADem]

44. All of the Homeland Security/FBI and other "agency" officials who are in Boston are now congregating

in Watertown...

SO...they aren't saying this IS the Boston Bombing suspect...but they aren't saying he ain't, either.

The one on the ground looks like Suspect Number One.

He's got silky, light brown hair.

[Hissyspit]

45. MIT @MITnews 33s MIT Police have determined that the suspect in this evening’s shooting is no longer

on campus.

MIT ?@MITnews 11m
MIT Police have determined that the suspect in this evening’s shooting is no longer on campus. It is now safe to resume normal activities.

[Populist_Prole]

47. No longer what?

[Hissyspit]

49. Oops. Fixed.

[Populist_Prole]

51. Thanks!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

50. No longer able to type in the title line.

[Hissyspit]

52. I fixed it!

Hell's breaking loose, haven't you heard?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

55. Actually, it sounds like a typical Saturday night in a big city.

[Hissyspit]

56. Not quite...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

59. Baghdad?

[Hissyspit]

60. Yeah.

[MADem]

54. Something is happening on Hazel street, close by.

ATF is even on the scene in Watertown.

This is bizarre.

[FailureToCommunicate]

57. Multiple shots fired at Aberdeen and Mt Auburn...

(My brother is nearby)

[MADem]

64. this poor basstid has a front row seat....and a bullet through his building!!

https://twitter.com/AKitz

Tweets
Andrew Kitzenberg ?@AKitz 26m
Bullet hole through our wall and the chair #mitshooting #mit #boston pic.twitter.com/1MyuMduM7T
View photo
Andrew Kitzenberg ?@AKitz 30m
Bullet hole through our wall and the chair on the second floor, slug beside #mitshooting #mit #boston pic.twitter.com/hk1uf3md8p
View photo Reply Retweet Favorite More
Andrew Kitzenberg ?@AKitz 33m
Ongoing search on laurel st #mitshooting #mit #boston pic.twitter.com/bhdmH01Q1s
View photo
Andrew Kitzenberg ?@AKitz 37m
A dozen officer going into our yard at 62 laurel st. #mitshooting #mit #boston pic.twitter.com/JiGvamx8Ze
View photo....

They've released new pics of suspects one and two--they are VERY CLEAR.



You will have to click through to see these:

http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston/image/Suspect2closeup

http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston/image/suspect2behindwoman

http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston/image/suspectstogetherincrowd

[FailureToCommunicate]

66. Yikes, this is closer. Police are walking up and down my brothers driveway, but just

appear to be stopping cars on his street also.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

58. One suspect shot and killed, another still on the run.

[FailureToCommunicate]

61. Mt Auburn Hospital reporting suspect has died...

[MADem]

65. BIG NEWS IF TRUE--Channel 7 in Boston is saying these clowns ARE the Boston Bombers, and they got

one and they are trying to find the other one.

They shot the MIT policeman.

[Dan Ken]

67. All events this evening linked to Bombing, and

MIT Police person was a WOMAN!

She was shot on Campus in or around Stata Center building.

[MADem]

69. Suspect Number One (in the clearer FBI pics) looks SW Asian--Persian.

Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2013, 12:22 PM - Edit history (1)

Not Arab at all.

But with those glasses and hat, he could be anything.

Edit--and now we know--Chechan!

[Hissyspit]

68. RT America ‏@RT_America 1m BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports that missing Brown student Sunil Tripathi h

RT America ?@RT_America 1m
BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports that missing Brown student Sunil Tripathi has been linked by authorities to Watertown & Boston incidents

Keith Pearson ?@keith_pearson 10m
@AthensScanner Listening to Boston PD scanner? Have said FBI Suspect 2 is at large and ID'd him as Sunil Tripathi, a missing Brown student

[Dan Ken]

70. I have been wondering about this

but unsure there is a connection.

[MADem]

71. Fourth edit--the original post was the correct information!!!! nt

[davidpdx]

72. My condolences go out to the family of the officer

He is a hero and has the gratitude of the nation.

[npk]

74. +1 n/t