Harvard University issued a shelter-in-place order Friday for a report of a person on a bicycle opening fire near part of its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Cambridge police confirmed a shooting took place on Sherman Street near Danehy Park, but there were no known injuries. They also said in a post on social media that there was not believed to be an ongoing risk to public safety.

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Cambridge and Harvard University police were searching for the person, who was believed to be headed toward Garden Street and possibly Harvard Square, according to Harvard's emergency alert , which urged the public to avoid Harvard's Quad and shelter in place, not leaving any building.

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