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

Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A person of interest has been detained after a shooter opened fire on Brown University's campus Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least eight others.

The perpetrator of the attack at the Ivy League school remains at large, 10 hours after the shooting.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island >> A man was taken into custody today at a Rhode Island hotel and held as a “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine wounded amid year-end final exams at the Ivy League school, authorities said.

Authorities detained a "person of interest" who was found in a Rhode Island hotel after the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine wounded at the Ivy League ‌school as students took exams before winter break, authorities said on Sunday. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at…

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.

Providence police have detained a "person of interest" in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the US Ivy League school.

It has called off final exams, classes and assignments for the fall semester. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.