(NBC NEWS) A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was shot and killed Thursday night while investigating a disturbance on the Cambridge, Mass., campus, officials said.
There were reports of shots fired at 10:48 p.m. ET, and the situation remained "active and extremely dangerous" for hours, according to MIT's emergency website.
The situation was still "very fluid" after midnight, as police continued to sweep the campus.
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