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  THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

  MIDDLESEX DISTRICT ATTORNEY

  15 COMMONWEALTH AVE WOBURN MA 01801

  Middlesex

  District Attorney

  
  

  For Immediate
  Release         Contact: Stephanie Chelf Guyotte/MaryBeth Long

  
  

  UPDATE: Two Suspects Involved In MIT Officer Shooting And
  Armed Carjacking

  One suspect killed, second suspect at large

  CAMBRIDGE --  Police are investigating a fatal
  shooting of MIT campus police officer by two men who then committed an armed
  carjacking in Cambridge, Middlesex Acting District Attorney Michael Pelgro,
  Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas, and MIT Police Chief John DiFava
  announced this evening.

  
  
  

  At approximately 10:20 p.m. April 18, police received
  reports of shots fired on the MIT campus.  At 10:30 p.m., an MIT campus
  police officer was found shot in his vehicle in the area of Vassar and Main
  streets.  According to authorities, the officer was found evidencing
  multiple gunshot wounds.  He was transported to Massachusetts General
  Hospital and pronounced deceased.

  
  
  

  Authorities launched an immediate investigation into the
  circumstances of the shooting. The investigation determined that two males were
  involved in this shooting.

  
  
  

  A short time later, police received reports of an armed
  carjacking by two males in the area of Third Street in Cambridge.  The
  victim was carjacked at gunpoint by two males and was kept in the car with the
  suspects for approximately a half hour.  The victim was released at a gas
  station on Memorial Drive in Cambridge.  He was not injured.

  
  
  

  Police immediately began a search for the vehicle and were
  in pursuit of the vehicle into Watertown.  At that time, explosive devices
  were reportedly thrown from car by the suspects.  The suspects and police
  also exchanged gunfire in the area of Dexter and Laurel streets.  During
  this pursuit, an MBTA Police officer was seriously injured and transported to
  the hospital. 

  
  
  

  During the pursuit, one suspect was critically injured and
  transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.  An
  extensive manhunt is ongoing in the Watertown area for the second suspect, who
  is believed to be armed and dangerous. 

  
  
  

  The case is being investigated by local, state and federal
  authorities working in cooperation.  The Massachusetts State Police Bomb
  Squad is assessing and removing any potentially explosive devices that may have
  been thrown on the street in Watertown by the suspects.  

  
  
  

  The investigation remains active and ongoing.

  
  
  

  No further information is available at this time.

  
  
  

  by andrew.binet 4/19/2013 8:15:05 AM

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