Brown University shooting latest: Manhunt on for suspect after two killed and nine injured in mass shooting
Hundreds of officers launch manhunt for suspect after vanishing from Ivy League in Rhode Island
At least two people have been killed and nine others injured after a shooter opened fire on Brown University’s campus, sparking a major manhunt.
Hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement officials are still searching for the suspect, hours after the mass attack in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday afternoon.
The Ivy League university reported that at least two people died in the incident, while six people were in critical condition, with all the victims confirmed to be students.
It said students were barricading themselves in buildings using desks and tables as the attack was launched.
Brown’s campus was on lockdown, and Providence officials asked students and residents to shelter in place and reach out to the police with any information.
An emergency text message alerted students to a shooter near the Barus and Holley engineering building near Hope Street at around 4.20pm. The university told students to lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice, or run, hide or fight as a last resort.
Investigators say they are looking for a male dressed in black and released a brief video of the suspect late on Saturday night.
President Donald Trump and other officials have been briefed on the shooting and are monitoring it for updates.
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A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least eight other critically injured. Authorities were still searching for a suspect in the hours afterward.
The shooting occurred on a Saturday afternoon in a campus building with final exams underway. The suspect was dressed in black and left the building on foot, officials said.
The violence prompted a shelter-in-place order for the larger university area. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said “we have all available resources” to find the suspect.
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Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg responds to Brown University mass shooting
Hogg said the following in a thread on X:
“Shootings like the one that happened today at Brown and the ones that happen every single day in this country are not inevitable. It does not have to be this way. The only reason it is this way is because of our leaders refusal to do anything substantial.
Even if you completely disagree with me we have to agree there is stuff we can do even if small to address this crisis that no sane person wants to continue. If after every shooting we decided to just do something even if it was small we could massively reduce gun violence.
As always I’m happy to meet with any republican who wants to do something about this. I can respect people who don’t agree but I can’t accept there’s nothing we can do when we all do agree this crisis has to be addressed. I’m not just talking mass shootings either I’m talking gun suicide, daily gun violence, unintentional shootings, all of it. We can decide to do something or we can continue to debate this.”
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Rhode Island governor says security review will be conducted in the wake of the shooting
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee told CNN that state authorities would conduct a review of Brown University campus buildings to make sure they are safe enough for students. He said that review would occur some time after the active situation is under control.
“Everything needs to be looked at on a daily basis and we do that, and we prepare for emergencies,” McKee said. “This is no exception… Until we actually know more, it’s difficult to make comment in terms of whether the situation was as safe as it should be, but we’ll follow up.”
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No press briefings scheduled overnight
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told reporters late on Saturday not to expect any additional briefings during the overnight hours of Sunday morning.
He said that an impromptu briefing could be called if there is a major development in the investigation.
Providence residents will see elevated police presence around the city on Sunday
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told reporters on Saturday night that there would be an “enhanced and visible” police presence in the city on Sunday.
He told residents not to cancel their Sunday plans, but warned them that law enforcement personnel would still be very visible as the hunt for the Brown University mass shooting suspect continues.
Brown University shooting: Two people dead and multiple people shot as police search for suspect
Two students are dead and at least nine others are injured after a gunman fired into a classroom at a prestigious Ivy League university in Rhode Island and appeared to walk off campus without a trace.
Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University in Providence forced campus buildings and parts of the city into lockdown, with students barricading themselves in buildings for hours while hundreds of law enforcement officers swarmed the city.
The suspect appeared to have escaped before police arrived and — except for one brief surveillance video showing a person dressed in black rounding a corner outside the campus — all but disappeared.
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Providence mayor tells locals not to cancel their Sunday plans
After a more than six hour lockdown — and with a suspect still at large — Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told locals that they should not cancel their Sunday plans.
“We at this time are not recommending that those events be cancelled. It’s a personal choice whether you want to cancel your holiday party but we do not think it is necessary,” he said.
Smiley said he does not have reason to believe there is a persistent threat in the area.
“We do believe you can safely go to church in the morning,” he said.
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