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Slideshow: Community members pay respects at shooting site

Makeshift memorial set up to honor fallen Officer Sean Collier.
Visitors have left chalk messages on the bricks around the memorial thanking and remembering Collier.
Visitors have left chalk messages on the bricks around the memorial thanking and remembering Collier.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
The memorial grew throughout the day Saturday as more community members and visitors left tributes to the fallen officer.
The memorial grew throughout the day Saturday as more community members and visitors left tributes to the fallen officer.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
The memorial sits just outside of MIT's Stata Center.
The memorial sits just outside of MIT's Stata Center.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
A group stops and pays respect near the memorial.
A group stops and pays respect near the memorial.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
A visitor leaves a notes at the memorial site.
A visitor leaves a notes at the memorial site.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
Photo: M. Scott Brauer
Flags, flowers, teddy bears, notes and more adorn the memorial.
Flags, flowers, teddy bears, notes and more adorn the memorial.
Photo: M. Scott Brauer

On the evening of Thursday, April 18, MIT Police Officer Sean Collier was shot and killed in the line of duty following an altercation at the corner of Vassar Street and Main Street on the MIT campus. A makeshift memorial has been set up near the spot where Collier was shot, and community members and others have left messages, flowers and more in tribute to the slain officer.

The Institute is currently planning commemorations for Officer Collier, and details will be released as they become available.

All members of the MIT community who feel affected by this tragedy should visit http://together.mit.edu for available resources.

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