Man with rifle and body armor seen entering MIT building in Cambridge MA (HOAX) [View all]

[WilliamPitt]

Last edited Sat Feb 23, 2013, 12:32 PM - Edit history (4)

Source: MIT Emergency Information/Local news

Last update, State Police say it was a hoax: https://twitter.com/globepete/status/305348993649627137

Update: police are standing down. This appears to have been either mistaken identity, a hoax or a prank.

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/02/23/reports-gunman-inside-mit-unfounded/c568YLIB1fnW2XOhDqXIXO/story.html

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Original post:

This morning information was received from Cambridge Police that there was a person with a long rifle and body armor in the Main Group Building of MIT. Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded, stay indoors and shelter in place and report suspicious activity to the campus police dispatch dial 100. More updates to follow.

CBS Boston: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/02/23/mit-on-lockdown-report-of-man-with-rifle-on-campus/

UPDATE: Cambridge police say no sign of man with gun: https://twitter.com/CambridgePolice/status/305324628149153792

Read more: http://emergency.mit.net/emergency/

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Local news is reporting on this as well. I will update as information comes.

BEAR IN MIND: this could be a prank. MIT is notorious for pranks, and not all of them are funny.

Update: police are standing down.

Last update, it was a hoax.