Two people have been killed after multiple people were shot at a top American university.
Students at Brown University were told to “run” or “fight” amid reports of “multiple victims” on Saturday night.
The Ivy League school was placed under strict lockdown as shots rang out – with an emergency message broadcast to those on the ground and legions of police seen on scene.
The “BrownUAlert” text message said an active shooter was at large near an engineering building.
The shooting is said to have unfolded just as students were taking their final exams.
Rather than the standard “run, hide, tell” messaging in place for potential terror attacks in Britain, students were told “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT”.
Initial reports had hinted that the suspect was in custody.
But then, President Donald Trump intervened to confirm: “Brown University Police reversed their previous statement – The suspect is NOT in custody.”
In Rhode Island, Kristy DosReis, the city of Providence’s chief public information officer for public safety, said: “There have been multiple people shot… It continues to be an active investigation and we are urging people to shelter in place.”
US media outlets have so far reported the number of people shot at as many as 20.
