The United States police responded to a call after a shooting attack this Saturday, 13th, on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, according to the institution’s alert system. Police said there were several gunshot victims. It is not yet known whether there are deaths and the exact number of injuries.
Authorities initially stated that a suspect was in custody, before saying that was not true and that police were still searching for one or more suspects.
The incident was reported near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-story structure that houses the School of Engineering and the Department of Physics, according to the institution’s website. It includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms and 29 laboratories. A police officer warned members of the press to take cover in vehicles as the area was still an active scene.
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Police officers carrying assault weapons and emergency vehicles lined many of the streets around the engineering school. Authorities were still gathering information, said Kristy DosReis, the city’s director of public information.
The Ivy League school is a private, nonprofit institution with about 7,300 undergraduate students and just over 3,000 graduate students, according to its website. Saturday was the second day of finals of the fall semester.
