Mt. Auburn Street crime scene. Photo by Tom Stohlman.
UPDATE: One of the two men died.
Shortly before 10 p.m., two men were shot on Mt. Auburn Street at Longfellow Road, right outside Mt. Auburn Hospital.
Cambridge Police report both were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries.
About half an hour later, Cambridge firefighters responded to 44 Coolidge Ave., a few blocks away, for a car fully engulfed in flames.
Mt. Auburn Street in front of the hospital was shut for the investigation. The hospital itself remained open, but people heading for the emergency room had to use a back entrance.
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Reddit reports on Mt Auburn St. shootings
By Ron Newman
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 7:07am
Gunshots in Harvard Square?
I found shooting victim on Mt Auburn tonight -- report from someone who was driving and found a body in the street
Please follow up with more info
By anon
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 8:30am
if available. I know Cambridge police can be very reticent to release crime info, such as who was shot, who did the shootings if they know,names, ages, etc. It would greatly help to have concise data and statistics broken down on the who and why of shootings in and around Boston and other cities.
Yes
By fefu
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 9:02am
Was this a drug deal gone wrong? A robbery? We deserve to know the motive behind these crimes.
I live in Belmont
By BikerGeek
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 9:55am
and take the 73 bus, or bike past there, daily on my way to and from work. It would be nice to know whether this was people with a pre-existing beef who happened to run into each other, or a mugging, or what else might have occurred.
shooting
By Elizabeth K.
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 1:51pm
We don't "deserve" to know specifics. We were informed that it happened & where and that the police responded. Specifics are what the justice system uses to deal with/solve a crime.
More news?
By Cranky
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 9:12am
There were at least 4 news vans at the scene this morning (around 8:00). Maybe that will result in more news later today. Or not--they all seemed to be filming two officers standing in front of their car.
Hahahaha no
By Michael
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 9:18am
In a world where reporters are dispatched to gather information and follow leads, maybe. In the actual world of "here's a live shot where we will repeat back what the anchor said to us but hey it looks like we're out there gathering information and following leads", you're about as likely to get new information from a Globe Direct as a live TV news van.
You're right
By Cranky
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 9:28am
But a person can dream, can't they?
I hope
By Anne Weatherby
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 10:31am
the Cambridge police don't act "stupidly".
R.I.P Chico
By Juice
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 1:14pm
R.I.P. Chico/Armondo Hernandez/Cheekz Montana
Facebook and get well Dru Bu!!!
Ummm
By anon
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 5:25pm
Care to enlighten us as to why exactly did those fine young lads end up on the business end of a gun?
Everything was open again by 9 this morning
By Ron Newman
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 2:07pm
when I had to go to that hospital (and take the bus there)
Sooooo Sick of This
By speakingouthere
Wed, 03/23/2016 - 5:42pm
News of shootings.....Gun Violence. Not just the victim or family and friends are affected.
It Sucks......
Please don't say......' WELL, it is not as bad as other places.'
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