Timely Warning - Shooting on Sherman St Near Radcliffe Quad, Cambridge

At approximately 11:05 AM this morning, the Harvard University Police Department received a report from the Cambridge Police Department of a shooting on Sherman Street, near the Radcliffe Quad.  HUPD officers were immediately dispatched to the area to assist the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) with the search for the suspect.  A MessageMe alert was immediately sent to the University community with shelter-in-place instructions.  CPD and HUPD officers conducted a thorough search of the area but were unable to locate the suspect.  CPD has confirmed that ballistic evidence has been recovered, and there are no known victims at this time.  At approximately 11:53 AM, the shelter in place was lifted as CPD communicated that there was no ongoing public safety risk at that time. 

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Cambridge Police Department at 617-349-3300. 

If at any time, you observe any type of suspicious activity, please notify the Harvard University Police Department immediately at 617-495-1212 (Cambridge Campus) or 617-432-1212 (Longwood Campus.) Students, faculty, staff, and visitors are encouraged to store the HUPD’s urgent number in their phones.  

For more detailed information on safety and security, please read the Harvard University Police Department's Annual Security Report, which can be found at www.hupd.harvard.edu/annual-security-report.  

For questions about this advisory, please contact the Harvard University Police Department's Public Information Officer, Steven G. Catalano, at 617-495-9225 or by email at steven_catalano@hupd.harvard.edu.

Disseminated at 12:57 PM on 10/24/25.