Overview
- Gunfire erupted inside a first-floor classroom in the Barus & Holley engineering building during final-exam activity, officials said.
- Authorities confirmed two fatalities and nine wounded, including one person struck by fragments who is expected to recover.
- Providence police described the person of interest as a male in dark clothing, possibly masked, and shared brief footage of him leaving the area on foot.
- An earlier alert that a suspect was in custody was retracted, and a person briefly detained was cleared of involvement as the shelter-in-place remained in effect.
- Hundreds of local, state and federal officers, including the FBI, searched campus and nearby neighborhoods, while officials reviewed building access practices after outer doors were unlocked for exams.