AT least two people have been killed and eight others are critically injured after a mass shooting at a top Ivy League school.
Cops are responding to the active situation at Brown University in Rhode Island – with the suspect still understood to be at large.
The mayor of Providence – where Brown University is situated – has confirmed that two individuals have been killed in the tragic shooting.
Another eight people are in the hospital in a critical but stable condition, said Mayor Brett Smiley. He added that these numbers could change.
University officials initially told students and staff that a suspect was in custody, before later saying that was not the case and that police were still searching for a suspect or suspects.
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social saying he was briefed about the shooting and that the FBI are at the scene investigating.
The president also claimed that a suspect was taken into custody, but changed his statement shortly.
Brown University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the US with about 7,300 undergraduates and just over 3,000 graduate students.
Saturday was the second day of final exams for the fall semester.
The Providence police department issued a shelter-in-place order and stated that an active investigation was underway.
It said: “Multiple shot in the area of Brown University. This is an active investigation.
“Please shelter in place or avoid the area until further notice.”
Officials said that there have been multiple shooting victims, but they did not say how many or their conditions.
“The situation is ongoing, and all members of the community should continue to shelter in place,” Brown University said on its website.
It added: “We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of multiple shooting victims, but we do not yet have information about their condition that we are in a position to share.
“They have been transported to local hospitals.”
Kristy DosReis, chief public information officer for the city, said authorities were still gathering information from the active scene.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/15637374/multiple-people-shot-us-university-cops-search-shooter/
