As of ten minutes ago, the Boston Globe didn’t know very much.
A man was shot this afternoon at the entrance of a Harvard University residence hall, and police were searching for several assailants. It was not immediately clear whether the victim, who was shot in the abdomen, was a student.
Sergeant James DeFrancisco of the Cambridge Police said that after authorities were alerted about 4:50 p.m. they found the victim on Dunster Street, outside Kirkland House, one of Harvard’s 12 undergraduate houses. DeFrancisco said the victim was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition.
… Residents of Kirkland House have been asked to remain there as police continue to speak with students and others. Otherwise, police have indicated that students and other members of the community are free to resume their normal activity.
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Update: The person shot seems not to have been a Harvard student. UD speculates that this was gang-related.