Massachusetts State Police have confirmed that at least one person was wounded as shots were fired on Memorial Drive on Monday afternoon. There is no ongoing danger to the public, police said.
Memorial Drive is part of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), meaning it is under the purview of the State Police, who will lead the investigation into the shooting. A state police spokesperson said there was a trooper-involved shooting at about 1:20 p.m.
Local television news stations shared footage of some of the initial shots being fired, and shots showed cars stopped on and near Memorial Drive near the Shell Station at Memorial and River Street. Some of these vehicles reportedly were struck by bullets, including a United States Postal Service truck. Channel 5 reported that its overhead helicopter saw two people being put into ambulances, though State police had confirmed only one person injured as of 4:18 p.m.
Reports said a single gunman fired the shots, and was taken in to custody.
It was unclear when streets would be reopened. At least a dozen marked and unmarked State Police vehicles responded, as well as Cambridge and Boston police. Boston Police closed off access to Cambridge from Storrow Drive and the Mass Pike. at about 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Traffic was still being routed away from the area as of 4:58 p.m. It was not clear when normal traffic patterns would be restored.
Several ambulances also responded. The Cambridge Police Department put out a citywide alert at 2:04 p.m. saying the scene was an active police scene but there was not an on-going danger to the public.
Cambridge police spokesperson Sgt. Bob Reardon told Cambridge Day that the city has officers and detectives on scene assisting state police in their investigation.
Cambridge Day will update this story as more information is available.
This story was updated to include a report from the Massachusetts State Police and local news reports.
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