Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer killed in campus shooting

State police spokesman Dave Procopio says the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. outside an MIT building.

Authorities say a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has died from injuries in a shooting on the campus outside Boston.

Cambridge police and the Middlesex District Attorney's office says the officer was responding to a report of a disturbance when he was shot multiple times. He later died at a hospital. His name was not immediately released.

State police spokesman Dave Procopio says the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. outside an MIT building.

Procopio says authorities are searching for a suspect or suspects. No arrests have been made.

MIT police, Cambridge police and state police are involved in the investigation. About 11,000 people attend the prestigious school.

The campus website said police were sweeping the campus and urged people to stay indoors.