Two people were killed and eight are in critical but stable condition after a shooter opened fire at Brown University on Saturday afternoon near a building where exams were taking place, according to Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Brett Smiley and university officials.Speaking at a news conference Saturday, the mayor said no suspect is in custody and law enforcement continues to search for a suspect.Providence Police Department Deputy Chief Timothy O’Hara told reporters that the suspect is a male who was dressed in black.Emergency personnel gather on Waterman Street at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Dec.13, 2025, during the investigation of a shooting.Mark Stockwell/APA shelter-in-place remains in effect for the campus area, the mayor said.Brown University sent an alert to students at about 4:20 p.m.
about an active shooter incident near the Barus & Holley Engineering building on the campus."There's an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering.Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice," the notice said.In a statement, the university said they are working to determine who was in the building at the time of the shooting."We had multiple exams scheduled in that building from 2 pm to 5 pm," the university said in the statement.Popular ReadsSome House GOP members defy Johnson on ACADec 12, 10:33 AMWashington residents evacuate amid catastrophic floodingDec 12, 10:08 AMTrump admin live updates: Trump pardons former entertainment exec indicted by own DOJDec 4, 6:23 AMPresident Donald Trump said he was briefed about the shooting and the FBI is on the scene.Law enforcement officials are on the scene after a shooting incident at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on Dec.
13, 2025.WLNEThe situation remained fluid with the university later clarifying key details about the incident.The school initially posted an update that said a suspect was in custody, however, in a follow-up post, the university said: "Police do not ...