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
Harvard Shooting Blogs and Commentaries
- LALate: Harvard Shooting Kirland Victim! (May 18, 2009)
References
Fast Facts
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Victim Justin Cosby was shot in the abdomen around 5
00 p.m. on May 18, 2009
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Scene of crime
Kirkland House undergraduate residence, Harvard University
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Cosby died of his wounds the following day
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Died at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Was initially reported to be in stable condition
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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)
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Cosby was a 21-year-old African-American male
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Cosby attended Salem State College
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Kirkland House Masters
Tom and Verena Conley
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Residence students were alerted to the shooting by e-mail sent by the house mastersFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
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More than one suspect fled the campus, per witness accounts
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Shooting took place in the J-Entry of the housing annex
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Students were asked to use the dining hall, the basement, or the JCR, until their rooms were available to them
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Keycards are needed to enter the locked dorms
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President Drew Gilpin Faust arrived in the evening, to speak with the Kirkland residents
