Cambridge Shooting Prompts Brief Shelter-in-Place

Harvard University issued a shelter-in-place Friday morning after reports that an unidentified man on a bicycle fired shots at another person on or near Sherman Street in Cambridge, close to the Radcliffe Quadrangle. Cambridge and Harvard University police searched the area, urged the community to avoid the Quad and remain indoors, and said the suspect was last seen heading toward Garden Street and possibly Harvard Square. Police later confirmed a shooting near Danehy Park but reported no known injuries and said they did not believe there was an ongoing public-safety risk. The shelter-in-place was lifted within about an hour, and officials said the incident remains under investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the Harvard University Police Department.