Providence: Police have responded to an active shooting on campus at Brown University in Providence, according to the school’s alert system. Police said there were multiple gunshot victims.
Officials initially said a suspect was in custody, before saying that was not in fact the case and police were still searching for a suspect or suspects.
The incident was reported near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-story structure that houses the School of Engineering and Physics Department, according to the school’s website. It includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms and 29 labs.
Law enforcement officials gather outside the Brown University campus in Providence.Credit: AP
A police officer warned members of the media to take cover in vehicles because the area was still an active scene. Officers carrying assault weapons and emergency vehicles lined many of the streets surrounding the engineering school.
Officials were still gathering information, said Kristy DosReis, chief public information officer for the city.
The Ivy League school is a private, non-profit institution with about 7300 undergraduates and just over 3000 graduate students, according to its website.
Saturday was the second day of final exams for the fall semester.
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