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December 14, 2025 — 9.49am
Providence: Multiple people have been shot at Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League school in Rhode Island, a Providence city official said.
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.
A source told AP that at least two people had been killed and several others injured. Other news outlets said as many as 20 individuals were injured, but Reuters has not confirmed those reports.
Ambulances line Hope Street at Brown University in Providence.Credit: AP
Kristy DosReis, the city of Providence’s chief public information officer for public safety, declined to provide details on the number of people injured or whether any were killed.
“There have been multiple people shot,” DosReis said. “It continues to be an active investigation and we are urging people to shelter in place.”
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.
Police officers and first responders gather near the campus.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, DosReis said.
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.
More to come
Reuters, AP
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