Authorities in the northeastern United States are investigating a shooting incident near Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, which police say

Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A suspect is at large after killing two and wounding eight others during a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday.

Two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus. Officials were searching for a gunman late Saturday.

Brown University in Rhode Island has been put under lockdown amid reports that 'multiple victims' were shot by an active shooter on Saturday evening, with the suspect at large on the campus.

Rhode Island: At least two people were killed and eight others injured following an active shooting at Brown University's Barus & Holley Engineering

More than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed on Saturday as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school, officials said. The Providence university remained in lockdown hours after a suspect with a firearm entered a building where students were taking exams. Officials do not believe there is any “specific, ongoing threat” from the suspect, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said late Saturday, but with law enforcement agencies canvassing the area and conducting a manhunt, a shelter-in-place order for the campus and the surrounding neighborhood will remain for now.

At least two people were killed and eight others were injured after a shooter dressed in black opened fire at Brown University on Saturday. The shooting happened as students were appearing for final exams.

Several people were reported shot at the Rhode Island-based university.

Multiple people are dead and several others are hurt after a mass shooting Saturday at Brown University in Rhode Island.

Police are searching for a suspect in a shooting at Brown University in which two people were killed and eight critically hurt at the Ivy League...

The suspect in the shooting is still at large. Officials in the east coast US city of Providence have ordered residents near the university to shelter in place. DW has more.

Police responded to an active shooting Saturday on campus at Brown University in Providence, according to the school’s alert system.

Police respond to an active shooting at Brown University, with multiple victims reported and a search ongoing for suspects.

In an emergency alert, the school told students and faculty to lock doors, silence phones and hide. A suspect was in custody.

On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

On and around Brown’s campus in Providence, terrified students rushed to safety as word of a gunman on campus spread.

A shooting in the engineering building at Brown University left at least two people dead and eight critically injured Saturday, Providence’s mayor said, as authorities searched for a suspect.

A shooting in the engineering building at Brown University left at least two people dead and eight critically injured Saturday, Providence’s mayor said, as authorities searched for a suspect.

Police say multiple people have been shot in the area of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, and police were searching for the suspect. Officers scattered across the campus and into a neighborhood filled with stately brick homes,…

Students huddled in the Rockefeller Library at Brown University during a shooting incident that killed two and eight remain in critical condition, according to officials. (Credit: Julien Strick)

University initially told students and staff that the suspect was in custody but later corrected itself; law enforcement official says shooter used a handgun

One student said he saw heavily armed police officers in protective gear running down the street. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Students in a lab near to where a shooting took place at Brown University hid under desks and turned off the lights, one student told The Associated Press as witnesses described their shock over the incident on Saturday afternoon.

US President Donald Trump had earlier inaccurately announced on Truth Social that a suspect was taken into custody. A probe is underway to nab the accused shooter who remains at large.

The university acknowledged widespread fear and uncertainty following the incident, adding that police are working to identify the deceased victims, while hospital personnel are identifying those transported for medical treatment

At least two people are dead and nine others are wounded after a mass shooting at Brown University. A manhunt is underway for the suspected gunman.