[Sociam-soton] Re: News of shooting at MIT CSAIL

[Nigel Shadbolt]

I'm with Tim in New York - we are safe - and watching the news unfold

Nigel

On 19/04/2013 05:21, "electronic Max" <emax at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

>Dear colleageus,
>
>Just thought you would like to know as MIT CSAIL is either a current
>or second home to a few of us ---
>
>There was a fatal shooting right outside the main entrance of the MIT
>Stata Center tonight at approximately 10:48pm EST.  As of 11:48pm the
>shooter is still on the run somewhere on campus, MIT is in a state of
>lockdown and MIT CSAIL faculty members are being urged to check with
>their students to make sure everyone is safe.
>
>Boston District Attorney announced that the police officer responding
>to the scene has died.  Additional injuries have been reported.
>
>The scene as it stands right now
>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BILwWVJCMAABfqi.jpg:large
>
>A news article (warning: graphic images)
>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/theres-shooter-loose-and-o
>fficer-down-mit/64379/
>
>I hope Tim is not around MIT this week. It has been a bad week for Boston.
>
>Yours,
>Max
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