CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Harvard University ordered a shelter in place on Thursday as authorities investigated a report of a person with a gun near the Smith Campus Center.
Chayanne Velazquez, 28, of Dorchester and Stephanie Ford, 25, of Lynn are due to face a judge on firearms charges after police responded to reports of a man with a gun in the area of 36 JFK Street/The Garage, according to Cambridge police.
Officers conducting a search in the area found Ford and Velazquez in Central Square and recovered an illegal firearm in Ford’s backpack.
The shelter in place was ordered about 3:30 p.m. and lifted about 20 minutes later, according to a post on the Harvard University Twitter page.
Velazquez is facing an assault with a dangerous weapon charge.
Both are facing a charge for carrying the firearm without a license.
Harvard Alert: The individual has been apprehended and is in custody. The shelter in place is lifted.
— Harvard University (@Harvard) January 16, 2020
Harvard Alert: HUPD and CPD officers responding to a report of a male with a gun in the area of Smith Campus Center. Shelter in place. If outside go inside a Harvard building. If in a building stay where you are. More information to follow.
— Harvard University (@Harvard) January 16, 2020
No additional information has been released.
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