Police Search for Shooter Near MIT

UPDATED: September 14, 2015, at 3:04 a.m.

Police reported an active shooter near MIT’s Cambridge campus late Sunday afternoon.

Following reports of a gunshot victim, MIT and Cambridge police were searching the area around Main and Portland Streets—just a few blocks north of the famous MIT Great Dome—and asked residents to stay clear of the area, according to an emergency alert on MIT’s website.

MIT officials initially circulated an emergency notification to students warning of an active shooter on campus, but soon retracted it, clarifying that the incident occurred just off campus.

According to the Cambridge Police, the shooting occurred nearby a 7-11 convenience store at about 4:24 p.m., when a "large group of people" were at the Cambridge Carnival.One victim, a 25-year-old female Roxbury resident, suffered a gunshot to her leg, and the injury appeared to be non-life threatening, according to police. They are still investigating the incident.

—Staff writer Mariel A. Klein can be reached at mariel.klein@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter@mariel_klein.