Cambridge shooting on Memorial Drive draws large emergency response; police shoot suspect
By Matt Schooley
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — There is a massive police response on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts Monday afternoon after a reported shooting. According to WBZ-TV I-Team sources, the suspect was shot by Massachusetts State Police.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of River Street. Sources told the I-Team that no troopers were shot.
The Cambridge Police Department said they received 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area. Police said there is no ongoing danger to the public.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area as a large portion of Memorial Drive and the surrounding area is marked off with police tape and closed to traffic.
Video from the scene shows multiple cars in the road have police tape surrounding them. One car appears to have come to a stop off the road against a tree.
Massachusetts State Police troopers and Cambridge police officers are on scene.
A woman who lives in a nearby apartment building said she was sitting on her 10th floor balcony when she heard several gunshots, describing them as being fired in rapid succession.
According to the I-Team, police are investigating if the shooting is related to another incident earlier in the day in Boston.
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