Reports of gunshots near Hammond and Oxford streets, Cambridge MA

Weapons

Reported: 10/25/2025 01:09 AM

Near Hammond St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Multiple callers reported hearing eight gunshot-like sounds near Hammond Street and Oxford Street. Police investigated but found fireworks debris nearby and no evidence of a shooting at the original location. Other nearby areas also reported similar sounds.

Audio|Source: Cambridge Police

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Transcript:

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Respond, the area of near Hammond Street, and report of gunshots.

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possibly from the direction of Oxford Street. The caller, they say,

00:09

heard four individual shots and then four rapid fire shots within the last one minute.

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Copy.

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Copy. Copy.

00:19

19,000. Patrol, can you also notify Somerville PD?

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Received.

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...in control.

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Okay.

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Answer.

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How many calls have we gone on this?

00:41

Just the one RP.

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Copy.

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So of you responding.

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Spoke with Summerville,

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they received some calls as well in the area of Eustace Street,

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Peter Street,

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call for now.

01:04

Okay.

01:05

Nice.

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All the other.

01:12

Okay.

01:13

Have you turned to control?

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On location.

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Receive.

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Good arm in the area.

01:22

Receive.

01:26

Thirchak. Thirteen are coming in low, go again.

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Also in the area.

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Receive.

01:40

Living out of control.

01:47

Yes.

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The local group of unhoused (name withheld) and others, they hadn't heard anything.

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They were at Hammond at Oxford.

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Proceed.

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Control.

02:11

Yes, sir.

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Checked area, nothing showing.

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From there, we're at the Hammond Street.

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Received.

02:27

Go to the units for the Hemisree call. Just turned back in some ago, they did locate some evidence of fireworks in their city around the address of 10 Lizley of their highlands.

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