Overview
- Officials said the suspect remains at large after gunfire near the Barus & Holley engineering building during final exams.
- Providence’s mayor confirmed two fatalities and eight victims in critical but stable condition following transport to local hospitals.
- Brown University issued shelter-in-place instructions with RUN, HIDE, FIGHT guidance as law enforcement swept campus.
- An early alert indicating a suspect in custody was retracted, and a later report of additional shots near Governor Street was deemed unfounded.
- Police described the suspect as a male dressed in black who exited toward Hope Street, with Providence police, state authorities, the FBI and ATF coordinating the response.