Brown University shooter kills 2, wounds 8 during finals week as manhunt continues
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Brown University became the latest campus to respond to a mass shooting at the elite Rhode Island Ivy League institution on Saturday that left at least two people dead and eight others injured during finals week.
While police continued to search for the male suspect, in response to the shooting, a shelter in place order was issued in the area and streets were closed.
“This is an extremely tragic day for Brown, our families, and our local community. There are no words that can truly express the profound sadness we feel for the victims of today’s shooting at the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building,” Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said in a message to the campus community. he said.
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“This is a day we hope will never come to our community. It is a deeply devastating day for all of us. We are grateful to law enforcement for their prompt response and continued work to keep our community safe. Please continue to take all steps to stay safe,” the message said.
Rhode Island Hospital is on lockdown but still accepting patients in the emergency room.
President Donald Trump said he was informed about the attack.
“What a terrible thing this is,” the President said. “All we can do right now, it seems, is pray for the victims and those who were so badly injured. … We’ll update you later on what’s going on, but it’s a shame. Let’s pray.”
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Ambulances at Brown University in the middle of an active shooter incident. (Andrea Margolis/Fox News Digital)
Brown University, an Ivy League school founded in 1764, is a leading nonprofit research university located in Providence, Rhode Island.
The institution has more than 11,000 students and 5,500 employees, including nearly 900 regular faculty members.
Brown University’s endowment is $8 billion, making it one of the wealthiest institutions in the country.
Saturday’s shooting was the latest shooting on a college campus in the United States.
a young man Brown University The student told Fox News Digital that he barricaded himself in a university building during the attack, called 911 and waited for nearly two hours until police arrived.
“They brought us down to a basement office space with several hundred other people and swept through the building to round up groups of people who called 911 and reported their location,” the student said. “We’re hearing some pretty scary numbers and people are all checking on their friends.”
A law enforcement official walks past clothing items on the sidewalk near the entrance of Brown University during a shooting investigation. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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One student was killed and another was seriously injured in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday.
There were other shootings on college campuses earlier this year, including the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in September and the shooting at Florida State University in April that left two people dead and seven injured.
