MIT U.S. officer dead after suffering gunfire injuries
A police officer was killed after suffering 'life threatening' injuries dew to gunfire from an identified suspect early Friday at the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), officials reported.
The officer was responding to report of a disturbance Thursday night when he was shot multiple times, according to a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney's office and Cambridge police.
According to the Associated Press, the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time outside an MIT building.
The officer, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead from his wounds.
AFP reported that the campus situation was 'extremely dangerous' and police warned students in an emergency alert on its website to stay indoors. It said one building on campus had been surrounded by police.
The U.S. media reported heavy police presence in the neighborhood, including officers with rifles and a search helicopter overhead.
According to its website, about 11,000 people attend the university.
The shooting came little more than three days after the twin bombings on the Boston Marathon that killed three people, wounded more than 180 others and led to an increase in security across the city.
19 Apr, 2013
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Source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2013/04/19/MIT-officer-dead-after-suffering-gunfire-wounds.html
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