Context
Twelve (12) emergency messages were dispatched by the Harvard/MIT alert system between 11:33pm on 18 Apr and 9:07pm on 19 Apr. What follows is a verbatim recap of these messages, which have not been edited in any way. These messages were pulled directly from the phone of a Harvard student involved with RallyPoint.
Why This Matters
These messages underscore the important role that rapid information dissemination played in this joint operation -- one which involved federal, state, and municipal agencies collaborating in real time.
Notes
HUPD = Harvard University Police Department
MIT = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MBTA = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Time zone = EST
Order = Alert messages shown in chronological order (earliest to most recent, top to bottom)
MIT shooting issued at 4/18/13 11:33 PM
From HUPD. Shooting with injuries near MIT campus at 10:45 PM. Suspects at large. Police searching area. No impact on Harvard. Stay out of area.
MIT shooting 2 issued at 4/18/13 11:42 PM
From HUPD. Shooting with injuries near MIT campus at 10:45 PM. Suspects at large. Police searching area. No impact on Harvard. Stay out of area.
MIT shooting #3 issued at 4/19/13 12:40 AM
12:35 PM. MIT shooter situation remains active; avoid area. For further updates go to www.emergency.harvard.edu.
MIT Shooting #4 issued at 4/19/13 2:02 AM
Harvard Alert - MIT reports it's [sic] campus safe. Shootings reported in Watertown. Avoid the area. HUPD monitoring the situation.
MIT Shooting #5 issued at 4/19/13 4:44 AM
Harvard Alert: Police urging residents of East Watertown to stay indoors while they search for armed and dangerous suspect. Avoid the area.
MIT Shooting #6 issued at 4/19/13 4:49 AM
Harvard Alert: MIT reports a suspicious package being investigated near 500 Memorial Drive. Avoid the area.
MIT Shooting #7 issued at 4/19/13 5:40 AM
Harvard Alert: Due to search for dangerous suspect, HUPD advises people near Cambridge/Allston campus to remain indoors. Updates to follow.
MIT Shooting #8 issued at 4/19/13 5:52 AM
HARVARD ALERT - The University is closed due to public safety concerns. Please watch Harvard.edu for updates.
MIT shooting #9 issued at 4/19/13 8:53 AM
HARVARD ALERT - The University will remain closed for the day. Please watch www.harvard.edu for updates.
MIT Shooting #10 issued at 4/19/13 6:35 PM
HARVARD ALERT - State lifts stay-indoors request. MBTA and Harvard Shuttle service resuming. Heightened security continuing on campus. Please remain vigilant.
MIT Shooting #11 issued at 4/19/13 7:09 PM
HARVARD ALERT - Reports of shots fired in Watertown. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.
MIT Shooting #12 issued at 4/19/13 9:07 PM
HARVARD ALERT - Suspect taken into custody in Watertown. Safe to resume normal activity.
Twelve (12) emergency messages were dispatched by the Harvard/MIT alert system between 11:33pm on 18 Apr and 9:07pm on 19 Apr. What follows is a verbatim recap of these messages, which have not been edited in any way. These messages were pulled directly from the phone of a Harvard student involved with RallyPoint.
Why This Matters
These messages underscore the important role that rapid information dissemination played in this joint operation -- one which involved federal, state, and municipal agencies collaborating in real time.
Notes
HUPD = Harvard University Police Department
MIT = Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MBTA = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Time zone = EST
Order = Alert messages shown in chronological order (earliest to most recent, top to bottom)
MIT shooting issued at 4/18/13 11:33 PM
From HUPD. Shooting with injuries near MIT campus at 10:45 PM. Suspects at large. Police searching area. No impact on Harvard. Stay out of area.
MIT shooting 2 issued at 4/18/13 11:42 PM
From HUPD. Shooting with injuries near MIT campus at 10:45 PM. Suspects at large. Police searching area. No impact on Harvard. Stay out of area.
MIT shooting #3 issued at 4/19/13 12:40 AM
12:35 PM. MIT shooter situation remains active; avoid area. For further updates go to www.emergency.harvard.edu.
MIT Shooting #4 issued at 4/19/13 2:02 AM
Harvard Alert - MIT reports it's [sic] campus safe. Shootings reported in Watertown. Avoid the area. HUPD monitoring the situation.
MIT Shooting #5 issued at 4/19/13 4:44 AM
Harvard Alert: Police urging residents of East Watertown to stay indoors while they search for armed and dangerous suspect. Avoid the area.
MIT Shooting #6 issued at 4/19/13 4:49 AM
Harvard Alert: MIT reports a suspicious package being investigated near 500 Memorial Drive. Avoid the area.
MIT Shooting #7 issued at 4/19/13 5:40 AM
Harvard Alert: Due to search for dangerous suspect, HUPD advises people near Cambridge/Allston campus to remain indoors. Updates to follow.
MIT Shooting #8 issued at 4/19/13 5:52 AM
HARVARD ALERT - The University is closed due to public safety concerns. Please watch Harvard.edu for updates.
MIT shooting #9 issued at 4/19/13 8:53 AM
HARVARD ALERT - The University will remain closed for the day. Please watch www.harvard.edu for updates.
MIT Shooting #10 issued at 4/19/13 6:35 PM
HARVARD ALERT - State lifts stay-indoors request. MBTA and Harvard Shuttle service resuming. Heightened security continuing on campus. Please remain vigilant.
MIT Shooting #11 issued at 4/19/13 7:09 PM
HARVARD ALERT - Reports of shots fired in Watertown. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.
MIT Shooting #12 issued at 4/19/13 9:07 PM
HARVARD ALERT - Suspect taken into custody in Watertown. Safe to resume normal activity.
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