Shooting at America's Brown University, two dead, eight seriously injured
Two people have been killed and eight seriously injured in a shooting at Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island.
The injured are being treated in the hospital and their condition is reported to be stable. However, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has warned that the number of casualties could rise.
According to the police, the attacker is still at large. The suspect was reportedly wearing dark clothing and fled the scene on foot.
Police had taken one person into custody, but after investigation, it was found that he had no connection to the incident. He has now been released.
The shelter-in-place order for Brown University and the surrounding area remains in effect.
Graduate student Jack Diprimio said he was working in the lobby of an academic building about two to three blocks from where the shooting occurred.
At first, he didn’t think too much of the message alerts of an active shooter. “I had been through so many lockdowns in school and in undergrad that I wasn’t that worried,” Diprimio said.
But he went outside and saw people running from Barus & Holley, and then he started getting texts about possible numbers of people injured.
US President Donald Trump said he has been briefed on the shooting. The incident occurred on Saturday at 4:05 PM local time.