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At least two killed, eight injured in Brown University shooting

Dec 14, 2025

Rhode Island [US], December 14: Two people were killed and eight were critically wounded at a shooting at Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League school in Rhode Island, the mayor of Providence told reporters.
Mayor Brett Smiley said police were still searching for the shooter, who struck at Brown's Barus & Holley engineering building, where exams were taking place at the time.
Officials at a news conference said police were looking for a male dressed in black.
Smiley said officials could not yet disclose details about the victims, including whether they were students.
Brown is on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island's state capital.
The university has hundreds of buildings, including lecture halls, laboratories and dormitories.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. federal officials were on the scene, officials said.
Officials said there were no suspects in police custody.
In comments to reporters at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump said he'd been briefed on the situation, which he called "terrible."
"All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt."
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Cooperation

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