<p>"The two female Harvard students have been described by prosecutors as the “common denominator” that brought together the victim and the three alleged assailants. The three men allegedly gained entrance to the dormitory because they had been provided an electronic-access card by one of the female students.</p>
<p>One of those students is Brittany Smith, the longtime girlfriend of Copney. Police have said that Copney and the other two men hid the gun in Smith’s dorm, Lowell House. The weapon was found in a friend’s room that Smith frequently used to store her belongings, said a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation…"
[Second</a> man charged in Harvard killing - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/06/second_arrest_i.html]Second”>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/06/second_arrest_i.html)</p>