In brief
A shooting incident took place at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, during final exams, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and leaving at least eight others critically injured. The suspect fled the scene dressed in black, prompting an extensive manhunt and a shelter-in-place order for the campus and nearby areas. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley described the day as one the community hoped would never come, emphasizing a commitment to using all available resources to locate the shooter. This incident adds to a troubling history of gun violence on college campuses in the U.S.
A shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, left two people dead and at least eight others 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.
“Sadly, today is a day that the city of Providence and the state of Rhode Island prayed would never come,” the mayor said. “We’ve heard about horrific acts of gun violence and active shooter situations in other places, but not here.”
Brown is a private institution with roughly 7,300 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate students.
As details continue to emerge, the tragedy at Brown University is part of a disturbing trend of violent incidents on college campuses across the United States.
