MIT: Campus clear after police officer’s shooting

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a suspect in the fatal shooting of an officer is no longer on campus.

Officials patrol an area at Massachusetts Institute of Technology following reports of a shooting, Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Boston. State police say a campus police officer at the school has died from injuries in a shooting on the campus outside Boston. State police spokesman Dave Procopio says the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. outside an MIT building. The officer was described as a male but no further information about him was released. The city continues to cope following Monday's explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Officials patrol an area at Massachusetts Institute of Technology following reports of a shooting, Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

No arrests have been made in the MIT officer’s shooting. The shooter is being sought.

But MIT said Friday on its website it’s now “safe to resume normal activities.”

Still, it’s urging its 11,000 students to “remain vigilant.” It had earlier warned them to stay indoors when the shooter was on campus.

The MIT officer was shot Thursday night on the prestigious university’s campus just outside Boston. He was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

The shooting comes just days after twin bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line killed three people, wounded more than 180 others and led to an increase in security in the region.

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