Rhode Island [US], December 14 (ANI): At least two people were killed and eight others injured following an active shooting at Brown University’s Barus & Holley Engineering Building on Saturday (local time), the university said in an official alert. The suspect remains at large.
The university confirmed two fatalities and said eight additional victims were hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Authorities have imposed a shelter-in-place order while law enforcement searches the area.
“We are very sorry to share that we have confirmed reports of two deceased victims from the active shooting situation at the Barus & Holley engineering building. There are eight additional victims in critical, but stable condition at the hospital. There remains a shelter in place order. The shooter or shooters still are not in custody at this time. Law enforcement is active in the area,” the alert stated.
Brown acknowledged widespread fear and uncertainty, saying police are working to identify the deceased and hospitals are identifying those treated. The university urged students, staff and residents to follow law enforcement instructions and avoid the area, stressing community safety as the priority. Officials asked anyone who was inside the Barus & Holley building during the shooting and has since left to contact police.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said Brown, the City of Providence and the FBI are coordinating efforts to locate the shooter or shooters. Providence Deputy Police Chief Tim O’Hara described the suspect as a male dressed in black and said authorities are using all available resources. Police are still determining how the suspect entered the building but confirmed he exited via the Hope Street side.
CNN reported, citing law enforcement sources, that officers were involved in a separate confrontation a few blocks away that led to gunfire; it was unclear whether that incident is connected to the university shooting.
Built in 1965, the Barus & Holley facility houses 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms, 29 laboratory classrooms and three lecture halls, according to Brown’s website. Brown University is a private Ivy League research institution and one of the oldest centers of higher education in the US.
According to CNN’s analysis of Gun Violence Archive, Education Week and Everytown for Gun Safety data, more than 70 school shootings have occurred in the United States this year. (ANI)
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