CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts -- A campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was shot Thursday night, the campus police chief told WCVB in Boston.

The Middlesex County District Attorney has told Northeast Cable News that the officer is dead.

The incident happened at about 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time near Building 32 (Stata), the TV station reported.

MIT alerted the campus to an active shooter at 10:48 p.m., and is warning everyone to stay away from the building.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Updated at 11:11 p.m. with information from NECN about the officer being killed.