Two people dead and eight others in critical condition<\/p>\n
Two people have died and eight others are in a critical but stable condition in hospital, Providence mayor Brett Smiley said.<\/p>\n
He added no suspect is in custody yet over the shooting.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.39 EST<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Officials have said there are 400 officers searching for the suspect, hours after the shooting was first reported.<\/p>\n We\u2019re expecting to soon see footage of the suspect, which law enforcement said would be released after their latest media briefing wrapped up, more than 30 minutes ago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Local officials have said that the shelter in place order is only for Brown\u2019s campus and the surrounding neighbourhood. <\/p>\n \u201cWe have no reason to believe that there is any particular threat beyond the campus area,\u201d Providence mayor Brett Smiley has said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>New details of suspected shooter released<\/p>\n Officials have said they are looking for a male dressed in black and are releasing a video of the suspect, who deputy police chief Timothy O\u2019Hara says may have been wearing a mask.<\/p>\n He said officials had retrieved shell casings from the scene of the shooting, but that police were not prepared to release details.<\/p>\n Providence mayor Brett Smiley speaks during a news conference. Photograph: Lily Speredelozzi\/AP<\/p>\n \u201cThe individual responsible is still at large,\u201d Providence mayor Brett Smiley told reporters, while O\u2019Hara confirmed the suspect had not been identified, but was male and could be in his 30s.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.39 EST<\/p>\n Local officials have now ended the media briefing, but promised there will be further updates tonight.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, emergency personnel continue to cordon off the crime scene, escort students to safe buildings and search for the shooter. Here are some of the latest images from the scene.<\/p>\n Students are escorted by law enforcement officers to a building at Brown University after the shooting. Photograph: Charles Krupa\/APEmergency personnel at the scene. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesEmergency personnel block off several buildings and establish a crime scene security cordon. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesProvidence Police at the crime scene. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Providence\u2019s deputy chief of police Timothy O\u2019Hara has said that a weapon has not been found and searches for the suspect are ongoing.<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara says he is working the federal agencies in the manhunt, but there remain a lot of unanswered questions.<\/p>\n Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has said it\u2019s not known where the shooter is still in the local area.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Brown University president Christina Paxson has said it was the day that she hoped \u201cwould never happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking to the media, she appeared to confirm that the two people killed \u2013 as well as the nine injured \u2013 were all students.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A video of the suspect will be made public during the press conference, Smiley has said.<\/p>\n The Providence mayor has said he has no reason to believe there there are additional threats related to the shooting.<\/p>\n Rhode Island governor Daniel McKee has said he has spoken to FBI director Kash Patel, as well as Donald Trump, who both offered assistance in the investigation.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Shooter remains at large, Providence mayor says<\/p>\n The suspect remains at large, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has said, adding that the situation is \u201cevolving\u201d as he addresses the media. The shelter in place order remains in place.<\/p>\n Another person has been delcared injured in the attack, Smiley has said. The injuries are not life threatening, but they are now the ninth person known to have been injured.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.43 EST<\/p>\n Streets around the Brown University campus remain blocked off hours after the shooting, as police continue their manhunt.<\/p>\n Law enforcement officials heightened security levels around the city. We\u2019re expecting an update from local officials at any moment now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Zohran Mamdani, New York\u2019s mayor-elect, has noted that tomorrow \u2013 14 December \u2013 is the anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, which saw 20 children and six adults killed at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.<\/p>\n \u201cWe find ourselves in mourning once again,\u201d Mamdani said.<\/p>\n The epidemic of gun violence stretches across America. We reckon with it when we step into our houses of worship and out onto our streets, when we drop our children off at kindergarten and when we fear if those children, now grown, will be safe on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n But unlike so many other epidemics, we possess the cure. We have the power to eradicate this suffering from our lives if we so choose.\u201d<\/p>\n Two people were killed this evening at Brown University by a gunman who remains at large. Eight others are injured, fighting for their lives in a nearby hospital. This senseless violence\u2014once considered unfathomable\u2014has become nauseatingly normal to all of us across our nation.\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Local officials will reportedly be holding another media briefing at 9.30pm local time, just under 25 minutes from now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Summary<\/p>\n Two people have been killed and several more critically injured in a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island<\/a>. Here\u2019s what we know so far:<\/p>\n A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University<\/a> during final exams on the Ivy League campus. As of 8pm local time \u2013 more than three hours after the shooting – the suspect remained at large.<\/p>\n Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said two people had been killed, but he could not yet disclose details about the victims, including whether they were students. Smiley said a shelter-in-place was in effect for the area and encouraged people living near the campus to stay inside and not to return home until it was lifted.<\/p>\n Eight people with gunshot wounds were taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where six were in critical but stable condition, according to Kelly Brennan, a spokesperson for the hospital. Another was in critical condition and one was stable, she said.<\/p>\n A police vehicle stands near the site of the mass shooting reported by authorities at Brown University. Photograph: Taylor Coester\/Reuters<\/p>\n 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. The mayor said a person preliminarily thought to be involved was detained but was later determined to have no involvement.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump told reporters that he had been briefed on the shooting and \u201call we can do right now is pray for the victims.\u201d Earlier he claimed a suspect was in custody before rowing back on that statement and confirming the shooter was still at large.<\/p>\n The shooting occurred in the Barus + Holley building, a seven-story complex that houses the School of Engineering and physics department. According to the university\u2019s website, the building includes more than 100 laboratories, dozens of classrooms and offices. Brown, one of the America\u2019s most prestigious colleges, has roughly 7,300 undergraduates and more than 3,000 graduate students.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The manhunt for the shooter has been complicated by large crowds in downtown Providence, local media are reporting, with a large number of holiday shoppers and thousands of people attending concerts.<\/p>\n Federal law enforcement and police from surrounding cities and towns were assisting in the search.<\/p>\n The Providence Place mall has reportedly been closed due to the ongoing search, according to an employee from the centre who spoke to local media.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.51 EST<\/p>\n Brown\u2019s president, Christina Paxson, added in a later update that the campus continued to be in lockdown.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is imperative that all members of our community remain sheltered in place. This means keeping all doors locked and ensuring no movement across campus.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe law enforcement response remains ongoing. Safety is the utmost and essential priority.\u201d<\/p>\n