A gunman opened fire inside a classroom at Brown University's Barus & Holley engineering building on Saturday afternoon, killing two students and wounding nine others during the Ivy League school's final exams period, authorities said.
The shooting erupted around 4 p.m. ET, prompting an immediate shelter-in-place order for the campus and nearby areas. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed the casualties in a news conference, stating that the two deceased died at the scene and that nine victims were transported to Rhode Island Hospital for gunshot wounds. Hospital officials reported that several of the injured were in critical but stable condition, with others in stable condition. Most victims were Brown students, according to university President Christina H. Paxson.
The suspect, described as a male dressed in black, fled on foot and remained at large late Saturday night. More than 400 law enforcement officers from local, state, and federal agencies, including the FBI and ATF, were involved in a widespread manhunt. Surveillance video of a person of interest leaving the building was released to aid in identification.
