Shooting in Boston

Gunfire, explosions in Watertown linked to Boston bombing

The shooting in Watertown has been linked to the Boston bombing, according to law enforcement officials. One of the suspects who was shot dead in Watertown was a Boston bombing suspect, police say

RT,

19 April, 2013

Police are lining on Arsenal Street in and out of cars for more than a 2 mile (3.3km) stretch, according to local reporters at the scene.

One of the suspects may be inside a building in Watertown, according to a police officer quoted by NBC.

A transit police officer is being treated for a gunshot wound, while one of the suspects has been taken to hospital.

The video below shows probable shooting between the police and the suspects.

The situation is tense at the scene, with at least 25 gunshots heard in rather short succession - 60 seconds to 2 minutes at most. Watertown residents have been warned to stay indoors, according to WCVB Channel.

A police officer was shot dead at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, outside Boston.

"Gunshots were reported near Building 32 (Stata) which is currently surrounded by responding agencies," the university's emergency website reads.

"Please stay clear of area until further notice. Unknown if injuries have occurred. Although the situation is considered active and extremely dangerous, an investigation is underway ," the post continued.

The shooting happened at 10:48 pm local time Thursday (03:48 GMT Friday) outside an MIT building, according to the school’s ‘Emergency Information’ website.

The suspect - which the police scanner described very specifically as a 5'11" 200lb "dark skinned white male" wearing a black top making a getaway "on foot in unknown direction" - shot a police officer, who died minutes later from his injuries.

Other scanner information claims the shooter used a fallen officer's gun. No information has so far pointed to his affiliation, or not, with the school.

MIT, one of the world's best universities, is located in Cambridge, which borders Boston. The school employs around 11,000 staff, and can boast about the same number of students.