An active shooter was on the campus of Brown University on Saturday evening, with the Ivy League school in the northeastern state of Rhode Island saying the perpetrator was still at large.
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“There’s an active shooter situation near Barus and Holley. Brown and Providence Police are on scene,” the school said in an emergency alert, urging people to shelter in place.
After initially saying a suspect had been detained, Brown issued an update less than an hour later that “police do not have a suspect in custody and continue to search for suspect(s).”
Multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene, Brown said, along with emergency medical responders.
The prestigious university in Providence, near Boston, has about 11,000 students.
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