US EditionMultiple victims reported in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island
Two students were killed and nine others injured in the shooting during fall semester final exams, with law enforcement continuing an active manhunt for the suspect.
- On Saturday, Brown University reported an active shooter near the Barus & Holley Engineering building on its Providence campus, killing at least two and injuring several others.
- Frank Doyle, Brown University Provost, said final exams were underway in the Barus & Holley building when the shooting occurred, and university alerts first said a suspect was in custody but later corrected that police were still searching.
- Federal and local authorities converged on campus as the search unfolded, with the FBI and ATF joining Providence Police Department while officials ordered shelter-in-place and set a family reunification site for 7 p.m.
- Governor Dan McKee said the state was monitoring the shooting as federal assistance arrived, with state police assisting local authorities and urging the public to avoid the area.
- Officials say the investigation is active and many details remain preliminary as investigators gather information at the scene and police continue searching for the suspect.
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Brown University instructor describes horror inside classroom after gunman burst in and started shooting
A Brown University instructor who was leading a final exam review has described the moment of horror that a masked gunman burst into his lecture halland started shooting. Joseph Oduro, a 21-year-old teaching assistant, told the New York Times that the gunman shouted “something” before opening fire, but he could not tell what. Oduro was wrapping up a review session for Principles of Economics when they heard the shooter outside in the hall. Josep…
More than 400 policemen are looking for the perpetrator: two students were shot at an elite university in the United States, nine more injured. Now a suspect was arrested.
Providence Police, Rhode Island, have arrested a suspect.
Brown University shooting leaves two dead, nine injured as police search for killer
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