Man opens fire on platform of subway station near Harvard University

A man opened fire on a platform of a subway station near Harvard University, prompting the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff on Sunday.
Transit police in Boston were investigating the shooting, which occurred at the Harvard Square station, while authorities rerouted passengers on part of the city’s subway system to shuttle buses as officers from various departments searched for a suspect.
"A man armed with a gun fired approximately four to five rounds at a targeted individual while on the southbound platform at the Harvard Square station, according to a preliminary investigation. The suspect then fled the station," Richard Sullivan, superintendent of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Transit Police Department, said in an email.
"There is no evidence the targeted person or anyone else was injured," he said.


Police were alerted to a report of shots fired around 2:15 pm. Later, Harvard University sent out a message to its community, urging people to shelter in the nearest building until further notice and that police were searching the area around the busy station, which is near the school's main campus in Cambridge.
"Transit Police are reporting shots fired at the Harvard Sq MBTA station. CPD, Transit, State, and Harvard Police are searching the Square for the suspect. Shelter in place. Please enter the nearest building and stay there until all clear is given," the message read.


It was posted on Harvard's website and removed later Sunday afternoon.
After delaying trains in the area, the MBTA announced it had decided to replace service there with shuttle buses due to “police activity.” Passengers were warned they could experience delays as the shuttles were being dispatched.
(With AP inputs)