Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The suspected Brown University shooter, who is still at large, is a male dressed in black, police said, adding that an extensive search is underway. The university said that the campus remained in lockdown, urging all members of the community to remain vigilant and shelter in place. At least two people were killed and nine others wounded on December 13 afternoon at Brown University in Providence, the US state of Rhode Island, campus officials said.
The two fatal victims and eight of the injured were students at Brown University, President Christina Paxson told a news conference, reports Xinhua news agency. Six of the injured are in critical but stable condition, one is in critical condition, and another is stable, local media reported, citing the hospital. Police said the incident occurred near an academic and research area on campus, where students were in the midst of their second day of final exams. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said the deadly shooting took place at the Barus and Holley building, which houses classrooms and laboratory space for the university’s engineering and physics departments. US President Donald Trump said that he had been briefed on the shooting and that the FBI is on the scene. Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee said state police and the state emergency management agency are coordinating with local law enforcement in response to the incident.
