India, Oct. 24 -- Harvard University issued and later lifted a shelter in place warning after a gun was fired near Radcliffe Quad on Friday.

Following the incident, the Cambridge police reached the spot Sherman St. in the vicinity of Danehy Park where the shots were reportedly fired, Sergeant Robert Reardon, the department's chief public information officer, told Boston Herald.

The earliest alert by Harvard had asked students to "please avoid the area and shelter in place." "CPD and (the Harvard University Police Department) continue to search for the suspect on the bicycle," the alert said.

* The Cambridge police said that there is no ongoing public safety risk at this time, lifting the shelter in place order. "Please continue to be v...