MIT on lockdown after reports of armed gunman
Associated Press – 10 mins ago
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says a man carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor was spotted in a campus building, and the school is on lockdown.
MIT said in a statement Saturday that several law enforcement agencies have responded, and a photo that appears to have been tweeted from near campus shows a road blocked to traffic.
The school advises students and workers to stay indoors and report suspicious activity to campus police.
More details were not immediately available.
Another Nut Case with a Rifle? - False Alarm!
Another Nut Case with a Rifle? - False Alarm!
Last edited by Joe Guy on Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Another Nut Case with a Rifle?
It's not being covered on any of the cable news channels, so maybe it was a false alarm...
Re: Another Nut Case with a Rifle?
You're right.....
Police: Report of gunman at MIT is unfounded
Updated 7:39 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a call reporting a gunman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus was unfounded and that there is no threat to public safety.
Police said Saturday that officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor and found nothing. A spokeswoman for the university says the school also called off a campus-wide lockdown.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/P ... z2LjrlQ6gm
Police: Report of gunman at MIT is unfounded
Updated 7:39 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a call reporting a gunman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus was unfounded and that there is no threat to public safety.
Police said Saturday that officers searched for a man reported to be carrying a long rifle and wearing body armor and found nothing. A spokeswoman for the university says the school also called off a campus-wide lockdown.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/P ... z2LjrlQ6gm
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Re: Another Nut Case with a Rifle? - False Alarm!
A long rifle is better used from a place of concealment, say the top of a tall building.
Re: Another Nut Case with a Rifle? - False Alarm!
Or a grassy knoll.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”