Brown University shooting leaves two students dead, suspect still at large
A large-scale manhunt was underway in Rhode Island after a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University
RHODE ISLAND, United States (MNTV) — A large-scale manhunt was underway in Rhode Island after a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others during a shooting at Brown University, prompting a campus-wide lockdown and the deployment of more than 400 law enforcement personnel.
The shooting occurred on Saturday afternoon after an armed suspect entered the Barus and Holley building, home to Brown’s engineering and physics departments, where students were reportedly taking exams.
University officials issued an emergency alert shortly after 4:20pm local time, warning of an armed individual near the building and urging students to lock doors, silence phones, and remain hidden.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed that two students were killed and nine people injured.
Emergency responders received the first 911 call at approximately 4:05pm, he said. The victims have not been publicly identified due to the ongoing investigation.
Brown University remained in lockdown into early Sunday as police continued searching nearby streets and buildings. Emergency vehicles lined the roads surrounding the Ivy League campus, while security was heightened across the city.
Providence Deputy Police Chief Timothy O’Hara said the suspect has not been identified and remains at large. Authorities described the individual as a man possibly in his 30s, dressed in black and potentially wearing a mask.
Officials said shell casings were recovered at the scene, but no further details about the weapon or motive were released.
Local police are working alongside federal agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Officers conducted a systematic sweep of the building after the shooting, but the suspect was not found.
An earlier announcement claiming a suspect had been apprehended was later retracted by both the university and US President Donald Trump, who had posted incorrect information online.
Brown University President Christina Paxton, who returned to Providence after learning of the shooting while traveling, called the incident “deeply devastating” and confirmed that those killed were students.
The attack marks the second major shooting on a U.S. university campus this week, renewing concerns over gun violence in academic spaces.
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