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An active shooter has left 'multiple casualties' at Brown University campus as students were urged to 'run, hide and fight.'
The Ivy League campus in Providence, Rhode Island has been shutdown following reports of a shooting tonight, Saturday evening.
The terrifying incident unfolded near the Barus and Holley Engineering building, according to an alert sent out by the university at 4:22pm local time.
In an update from the university at 5:11pm, officials said that a suspect was not in custody and police are continuing to search for the shooter. Officials previously reported that a suspect was in custody earlier in the evening.
Conflicting reports from the chaotic scene also claimed a secondary shooting occurred blocks away from the campus around an hour after the initial shooting. Brown University said in an update that those reports were 'unfounded.'
Much about the shooting remains unclear, with authorities so far having released no information on the nature of the attack or the number of victims.
The Sun Chronicle reported that SWAT police were hunting a suspect and that there were 'multiple' victims.
A heavy law enforcement response descended on the campus, and the Trump administration said FBI and ATF agents were on the scene.
The Brown campus area is known as a quiet, safe community, and hoped such a tragedy would 'never come' to those affected.
The shooting marks more than 70 school shootings this year, per the Gun Violence Archive.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information is confirmed.
The Ivy League campus in Providence, Rhode Island has been shutdown following reports of a shooting tonight, Saturday evening.
The terrifying incident unfolded near the Barus and Holley Engineering building, according to an alert sent out by the university at 4:22pm local time.
In an update from the university at 5:11pm, officials said that a suspect was not in custody and police are continuing to search for the shooter. Officials previously reported that a suspect was in custody earlier in the evening.
Conflicting reports from the chaotic scene also claimed a secondary shooting occurred blocks away from the campus around an hour after the initial shooting. Brown University said in an update that those reports were 'unfounded.'
Much about the shooting remains unclear, with authorities so far having released no information on the nature of the attack or the number of victims.
The Sun Chronicle reported that SWAT police were hunting a suspect and that there were 'multiple' victims.
A heavy law enforcement response descended on the campus, and the Trump administration said FBI and ATF agents were on the scene.
The Brown campus area is known as a quiet, safe community, and hoped such a tragedy would 'never come' to those affected.
The shooting marks more than 70 school shootings this year, per the Gun Violence Archive.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information is confirmed.
