Man is shot near Harvard University dorm doorway

A man has been shot near a Harvard University dormitory.

Authorities say the man was wounded Monday afternoon outside an entrance to Kirkland House, one of a dozen dorms on the university's campus in the Boston suburb of Cambridge. He's hospitalized in stable condition.

Police say it's unclear if he's a student.

A witness tells The Harvard Crimson daily student newspaper the victim appeared to be "college-aged" and was bleeding but conscious.

Kirkland House administrators have sent an e-mail to students informing them of the shooting and asking them to cooperate with police and staff.

The university says the shooting appears to be an "isolated" incident. It says Kirkland House residents are being asked to remain at the undergraduate dormitory but other members of the university community can resume normal activities.