At least two people have been killed and eight others critically injured in a shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, officials have said.<\/p>\n
Final exams were taking place in the engineering building on Saturday afternoon when a shooter opened fire, Brown University provost Frank Doyle said.<\/p>\n
Police said the suspect – described as a male dressed in black – left the building on foot and is still at large.<\/p>\n
Officers searched the buildings of the Ivy League campus and sifted through trash cans for several hours after the shooting erupted.<\/p>\n
Providence mayor Brett Smiley said a “shelter-in-place” was in effect for the area and urged people living near the campus to stay inside and not to return home until it is lifted.<\/p>\n
“We have all available resources” to find the suspect, he said at a news conference.<\/p>\n
Mr Smiley said a person who was initially thought to be involved in the shooting was detained, but was later determined to have no involvement.<\/p>\n
He said the eight wounded people were in critical but stable condition, but declined to say whether the victims were students.<\/p>\n
Mr Smiley asked for prayers for the families of the victims, noting the coming Christmas holiday.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be a difficult rest of the day, difficult days and months ahead as this community heals,” he said.<\/p>\n
Rhode Island governor Dan McKee said: “The unthinkable has happened.”<\/p>\n
The shooting was reported near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-storey structure that houses the School of Engineering and Physics Department, according to the Ivy League university’s website.<\/p>\n
It includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices and 15 classrooms.<\/p>\n
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