CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Several witnesses spoke to 7NEWS Monday, detailing the harrowing moments when a gunman opened fire on busy Memorial Street in Cambridge, hitting dozens of vehicles and sending people in the area running for their lives.
Some drivers said they exited their cars in the middle of the road and ran for cover behind buildings as gunfire rang out at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the area of River Street.
One man said he returned to his car to find a bullet in the radiator, coolant in the road, and the suspect surrounded by police.
“We got stuck in the traffic jam, heard a couple bangs,” explained Brandon Mansolf, a witness. “We do construction so we’re kind of used to that noise, we didn’t think it was anything serious. Cars started pulling out and came flying back this way. My buddy opened his door, got out to see what was going on, shut it. I got out of my car and walked up to his to see if he saw anything and as soon as I looked up I saw the shooter raise his gun towards us, so I ran back to my car and jumped behind the dashboard. He got out of his and ran this way. His headlight got nailed, my radiator got nailed, his windshield got nailed. You never think it’s going to be you until it is.”
— Witness recounts Cambridge shooting —
A Boston University professor said he was also witness to the brazen attack, and he ran for his life when he realized the noise he was hearing was gunfire.
“No pattern to the shots, just random shots,” said Todd Czubek, a witness “Started walked towards cars, people in front of me got out of their cars started running, and then I realized he’s walked towards the direction I’m in, and I started running.”
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said another witness hid under their car in an attempt to stay safe.
Many of the drivers stayed on scene for hours, and many of them were able to drive home after their cars were released back to them. Ryan said others’ vehicles had to be towed from the scene.
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