Fight Takes Place Outside Kirkland

A fight broke out among four non-Harvard affiliates in front of Kirkland House around 8 p.m. Sunday, according to Kirkland House Master Verena A. Conley.

Conley said that the altercation began when three of the individuals, whom she described as musicians, attempted to avoid associating with the fourth individual. This person was pushed to the ground, according to Conley.

The disturbance was heard by her husband and co-House Master Thomas C. Conley, who called the Harvard University Police Department.

At 8:30 p.m., four HUPD police cars, a police van, and a police motorcycle were present outside of Kirkland. Although an ambulance was present at the scene, Verena Conley said she did not believe anyone was hospitalized or arrested.

HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano wrote in an email to The Crimson that an incident occurred between non-Harvard affiliates.

“No Harvard students, faculty, or staff were involved,” Catalano wrote.

According to Catalano, the police report for this incident was not available at press time, and, therefore, no other details about the incident could be confirmed.

This is not the first incident to occur near Harvard houses this semester. Two stabbings took place close to Eliot House in September, with one on Memorial Drive and the other in JFK Park.

—Staff writer John P. Finnegan can be reached at finnegan@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @finneganspake.