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Harvard Sheltering In Place With Armed Assailant At Large

Several police departments are working to find someone who is reportedly armed with a blade and dangerous.

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The person was last seen in the vicinity of Mount Auburn Street. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Authorities are asking the Harvard University community to shelter in place Tuesday morning as they search for a reportedly dangerous person at large.

University police, Cambridge police, and State Troopers are currently searching in the area of 124 Mount Auburn St. for a person armed with a knife or machete and was involved in an aggravated assault and battery.

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