On the 13th (local time), a shooting on the campus of Brown University, one of the elite schools in the U.S. Ivy League, left at least 10 people dead or injured.
According to the Associated Press and others, Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Brett Smiley said at least two people were killed and eight were seriously injured in the shooting at Brown University. The suspected gunman has not yet been apprehended.
According to the university, the incident occurred near Barus and Holley, a seven-story building that houses the School of Engineering and the Department of Physics. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said in a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "ATF agents are responding to the Brown University shooting."
Earlier, at 4:49 p.m., police first issued an alert via their X account, urging people to avoid the area near Brown University. Police said they have not yet determined how the suspect entered a campus building but confirmed the person exited toward Hope Street.
Police said the suspect is a man dressed in black and noted, "We are deploying every available resource to find this suspect." They urged residents, "Do not come to the area." The university also notified the campus of the shooting through its internal alert system and told people to shelter in place until further notice.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on the afternoon of the same day, "I have been briefed on the shooting at Brown University, and the FBI is on the scene." He then said, "The suspect has been arrested," but about 20 minutes later corrected the statement, saying, "The Brown University police have retracted their earlier statement. The suspect is not yet in custody."