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- Victim Justin Cosby was shot in the abdomen around 5: 00 p.m. on May 18, 2009
- Scene of crime: Kirkland House undergraduate residence, Harvard University
- Cosby died of his wounds the following day
- Died at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Was initially reported to be in stable condition
- Harvard, Cambridge and Massachusetts police were on the scene, shortly before 7: 30 p.m., searching for evidence and interviewing studentsFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
- Cosby was a 21-year-old African-American male
- Cosby attended Salem State College
- Kirkland House Masters: Tom and Verena Conley
- Residence students were alerted to the shooting by e-mail sent by the house mastersFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
- Police believe the victim was the targetFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
- More than one suspect fled the campus, per witness accounts
- Shooting took place in the J-Entry of the housing annex
- Students were asked to use the dining hall, the basement, or the JCR, until their rooms were available to them
- Keycards are needed to enter the locked dorms
- President Drew Gilpin Faust arrived in the evening, to speak with the Kirkland residents
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Justin Cosby, a 21-year-old Cambridge, MA resident, was shot while entering the Kirkland House on the Harvard University campus shortly before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2009. He died of his wounds on the following day.Huffington Post: Justin Cosby, Harvard Shooting Victim, Dies (May 19, 2009) Suspects were seen fleeing the scene, and a witness, Greta Friar, stated that she heard three gunshots and later saw bullet casings.The Crimson: Unidentified 'College-Aged' Male Shot...(May 18, 2009)
Cosby was not a Harvard student, but rather was enrolled at nearby Salem State College. A day after the incident, no suspect had been named, and it was still unknown why Cosby had been in the dorm.Huffington Post: Justin Cosby, Harvard Shooting Victim, Dies (May 19, 2009)
Harvard University Fast Facts
- Established in 1636 and is the oldest U.S. university
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- College newspaper: The Crimson
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