Cambridge gunman was shooting passing cars at random, witnesses say
There is a massive police response on Memorial Drive in Cambridge Monday afternoon after witnesses say a man with a long gun opened fire on passing cars.
Updated on: May 11, 2026 / 5:23 PM EDT / CBS Boston
It happened around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of River Street. The Cambridge Police Department said they received 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area. Police said there is no ongoing danger to the public.
Sources told the I-Team that no troopers were shot.
Witness video from the scene appears to show a man walking with a gun in the middle of the road, firing the weapon and banging it against a car.
Three witnesses told WBZ-TV that they were driving on Memorial Drive when a man began shooting. One driver said he stopped his car, crouched in the vehicle and the gunman hit his radiator. The man's coworker was driving in front of him, and said the gunman also hit the headlight of that car.