MIT Looking To Identify Campus Intruder

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Police Department is looking to identify a person it says entered into a campus building without authorization and acted suspiciously earlier this week.

The man was captured on surveillance footage by the school during the incident, in which he reportedly followed a student into the side entrance of the Sidney-Pacific graduate student residence at 70 Pacific St. on Wednesday, May 20 at approximately 5:45 p.m. He is described as a man with a thin build. He was seen wearing a white t-shirt, dark shorts, and gray shoes.

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The man is believed to be the same person who assaulted a student on Harvard University’s campus earlier that same day. responded to Lowell House at 10 Holyoke Place after receiving a report from a student that an unknown man entered the building without authorization. According to the victim, the man approached them from behind and covered their mouth with his hand while the victim was entering their room. The man then reportedly forced the student into the room.

“The victim screamed, prompting several nearby residents to exit their rooms, at which point the suspect fled the area,” Harvard police said. “The victim did not report any physical injuries."

MIT is asking anyone with relevant information to contact its police at 617-253-1212.

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