Boston Metro Transit Police are investigating a shooting that occurred near Harvard University on Sunday and caused students and faculty to shelter in place.
At approximately 2 p.m. local time, a man fired four or five rounds at a "targeted individual" standing in the Harvard Square MBTA transit station.
Transit police commented that no injuries have been reported and there is “no evidence to suggest a victim was struck,” local media reported.
The suspect fled the scene after he fired the shots.
Harvard students shelter in place
During the ordeal, which lasted approximately 40 minutes, Harvard sent out a series of alerts to students advising them to shelter in place, according to the Boston Globe.
The alert was lifted nearly 30 minutes later, but the MBTA station was closed for nearly three hours afterwards.
"Everyone was kind of convinced it was firecrackers, and the train stops, and the conductor is like 'Guys, hold tight real quick.' He comes through, he doesn't know what's happening," a Boston resident told CBS News.
This comes after a shooter killed two people and wounded five at Florida State University last week.