NEW YORK
\nA gunman killed two people and critically wounded eight others on Saturday afternoon at prestigious Brown University, authorities said, urging people in the area to remain in lockdown as the attacker was still at large.
\n\u201cI can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon, and there are another eight in critical status, though stable,\u201d Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley told a news conference.
\nThe shooting took place at the Barus and Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments, on the campus of the Ivy League university.
\nMultiple exams had been scheduled to take place in the building at the time of the shooting, the university said. Law enforcement described the suspect as a man dressed all in black.\u201dWe\u2019re utilizing every resource possible to find this suspect.
\nThe shelter in place is still in order and I urge people to take that very seriously. Please do not come to the area,\u201d Deputy Police Chief Timothy O\u2019Hara said.
\nThe gunman was last seen leaving the building, and no weapon had been recovered, authorities said. Brown sent an emergency alert at 4:22 pm (2122 GMT) reporting \u201can active shooter near Barus and Holley Engineering.\u201d \u201cLock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,\u201d it said.
\nLaw enforcement and first responders swarmed the scene, with local news station WPRI reporting clothing and blood on the sidewalk.
\nThe FBI was providing \u201call capabilities necessary,\u201d Director Kash Patel said on X. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also responding.
\nKatie Sun told the Brown Daily Herald student newspaper she was studying in a nearby building when she heard gunfire. She ran to her dorm, leaving all her belongings behind.
\n\u201cIt was honestly quite terrifying. The shots seemed like they were coming from…where the classrooms are,\u201d she said. US President Donald Trump had been briefed on the shooting. \u201cWhat a terrible thing it is,\u201d he said. \u201cAll we can do right now is pray for the victims. \u201cBrown University in Providence, near Boston, has about 11,000 students.
\nThe shooting is the latest in a long line of school attacks in the US, where attempts to restrict easy access to firearms face political deadlock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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