Two people dead and nine wounded in mass shooting at Brown University, as suspect remains at large

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Source: theguardian.com
Two people dead and nine wounded in mass shooting at Brown University, as suspect remains at large

Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, says ‘shooter’ still at large, as officials embark on widespread manhunt

At least two people were killed and nine more critically injured in a shooting on Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with the suspect still at large hours after the first shelter in place orders were issued.

Police scattered across the campus and into an affluent neighbourhood filled with historic and stately brick homes, searching academic buildings, back yards and porches for hours late into the night after the shooting was first reported in the afternoon.

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