Man Kills Self in Harvard Yard
At 10:50am this Saturday, an unidentified, non-university-affiliated man climbed up to the top step of Memorial Church in Harvard Yard, the centre of campus, and shot himself in the head. The Crimson has the full, horror-movie-esque story. Apparently, a group of tourists were posing for pictures in front of the church when the suicide took place, sending them running in fear. According to one freshman witness,
From my friend’s window, I could see him in a pool of blood.
While the man lay dead or dying, other tour groups continued strolling about the Yard, and Harvard’s emergency notification system sent out the following message:
Man in Harvard Yard suffered self-inflicted gunshot wound. Incident Over. No Ongoing Threat.
While Harvard’s campus appears to be under no threat, the area remains taped off.
