SOURCE: BBC NEWS
Two students are dead and nine other people are injured after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island
Some of the injured are in a critical condition in hospital, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley warns the number of casualties could rise
The suspect remains at large – police say the attacker was a male dressed all in black who fled on foot
One person was arrested before police determined they had no involvement in the shooting and released them
A shelter in place warning is still in effect for the greater Brown University area
President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the shooting, which happened at 16:05 local time (21:05 GMT) on Saturday
Students at Brown University still locked down
Students at Brown University are still in lockdown.
Students were told to lock themselves in their rooms or shelter in a safe place in campus shortly after the shooting happened at about 16:05 local time.
We’ve seen images of many students being evacuated under police protection since then.
There are 11,000 students enrolled at the university. It is midnight in Rhode Island and the gunman is still on the loose.
Exams at Brown cancelled as hunt for gunman continues
Officials have provided their final planned update of the night, saying the manhunt is likely to continue into tomorrow.
CCTV images do not show many identifiable characteristics of the shooter, reporters are told.
State and federal police are pouring into Providence, Rhode Island, to help with the search.
As we heard earlier, the shooting occurred while some students were sitting for their final exams.
Brown University provost Frank Doyle confirmed scheduled exams for tomorrow will not take place.
CCTV footage of suspect released by police
We’ve just received the first images of the suspect released by police.
In the CCTV video, the suspect is seen heading north away from the Barus and Holley building in Providence – where the shooting happened – up Hope Street, before turning east onto Waterman Street.
He is dressed all in black and his face is not visible. A weapon is not visible.
Nearly 400 mass shootings in the US this year
Today’s shooting in Providence takes the total number of mass shootings in the US to 389 for the year 2025.
That’s based on figures from the independent analysis website Gun Violence Archive (GVA), where it defines mass shootings as having four or more victims killed or injured, not including the attacker.
The two students at Brown University become the 345th and 346th people to lose their lives in mass shootings in the US this year, according to GVA.
Its data shows that a further 1,800 have been injured in the same period.
‘Anyone could have entered the building’ – mayorpublished at 05:4605:46
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has told CNN that the doors to the Barus & Holley building were unlocked today because of the ongoing exams.
That meant “anyone could have entered the building”, he said.
We heard earlier from officials that most of the Brown University buildings require “card swipe” access, though it is not clear if that was the case here.
We also heard during the last briefing that a review will be carried out into security on campus.
Two people killed were students, says Brown president
The president of Brown University confirms that the two people killed were students.
It appears that all of those injured were students too, but officials indicate they are still establishing that.
Police to release footage of suspect shortly
This will be a video from the building where the attack took place as the suspect left, they said.
In the video, the suspect is seen wearing dark clothing and his face is not visible, police say.
Some witnesses indicated he was wearing a grey, camouflaged mask but that has not been confirmed.
Mayor says number injured has risen to nine
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says they have been made aware of another person injured during the shooting at Brown University, taking the total number hurt to nine.
He says the additional victim had left the scene following the attack.
They did not suffer a gunshot wound, he adds, explaining they suffered non-life threatening injuries from fragments from the shooting “that had occurred near them”.
He adds that authorities are aware of the fear and anxiety in the community and repeat that the shelter in place warning remains in effect.
No further details on suspect nearly five hours after shooting
Almost five hours after Brown University’s initial alert of an active shooter, authorities have not released any more information about the suspect.
All we know is that the shooter is a male and was wearing all black.
Officials said at a press conference earlier today that they hoped to release a photo of the suspect shortly but that still has not happened.
We hid under desks for two hours’
A student who was working in a lab inside Brown University has been recalling the moment he received a text alerting him to a shooting nearby.
“There were three other students with me,” Cheung tells local news outlet WJAR. “We decided to turn the light off and hide under our desks.”
“I was hoping no one was getting hurt, I felt like I was safe in the lab,” he adds.
The student says he was “under the desks for two hours or so”, before armed police arrived to escort them outside.
We hid under desks for two hours’
A student who was working in a lab inside Brown University has been recalling the moment he received a text alerting him to a shooting nearby.
“There were three other students with me,” Cheung tells local news outlet WJAR. “We decided to turn the light off and hide under our desks.”
“I was hoping no one was getting hurt, I felt like I was safe in the lab,” he adds.
The student says he was “under the desks for two hours or so”, before armed police arrived to escort them outside.
University still in lockdown as hunt for gunman continues
Nearly four hours after the shooting, Brown University continues to tell its students to keep their doors locked and avoid moving across campus.
The eastern edge of the Providence campus is under lockdown, as the manhunt for the suspected shooter in surrounding neighbourhoods is ongoing.
“We know this is a source of tremendous fear and anxiety across our community right now,” the university’s president, Christina H Paxson, says.
“We continue to be in lockdown, and it is imperative that all members of our community remain sheltered in place.”
Students relocated to secure location, Brown says
Brown University says it’s working to establish “support for our community and families” in the aftermath of the shooting.
It says its students have been relocated to a secure location, where they will have access to support services.
“Our first priority is the safety of our community,” the university adds.
Trump: ‘All we can do is pray for shooting victims’
US President Donald Trump has been speaking to reporters as he returned to the White House.
He describes the shooting as “a terrible thing”, and adds: “All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt.”
“We’ll inform you later as to what’s happening” he added, asking people to “just pray” for the victims.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
