Manhunt continues after two killed and 9 injured

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Watch: Police launch CCTV of Brown College capturing suspect

A manhunt is below method after two college students had been killed and 9 different individuals had been injured in a mass capturing at Brown College in Windfall, Rhode Island.

The gunman opened hearth in a classroom at round 16:00 native time (21:00 GMT) on Saturday, in a constructing the place exams had been happening.

The college, one of many oldest and most prestigious within the US, was positioned into lockdown as police looked for the gunman, who stays at giant.

College students in elements of the campus are persevering with to be instructed to shelter in place till police can escort them out of the world.

Officers from Rhode Island Hospital mentioned a lot of the injured are in a "important however secure" situation.

The identities of these killed or injured haven't but been launched by officers.

"This can be a day that we hoped by no means would come to our neighborhood. It's deeply devastating for all of us," mentioned Brown College President Christina Paxson in a press release.

Police have launched restricted details about the male suspect, together with an identification or motive. It's not identified if he has hyperlinks to the college.

CCTV footage confirmed the suspect strolling out of the constructing after the assault however the his face can't be seen.

Windfall Deputy Police Chief Tim O'Hara mentioned the suspect was dressed all in black and should have been carrying a masks. It's not identified what kind of firearm he used and it has not been recovered.

"We're utilising each useful resource attainable to search out this suspect," he added, with further armed police sources drafted into to look the world.

The capturing occurred on the Barus and Holley constructing, a part of Brown College's engineering college. The assault occurred in a big classroom on the primary flooring.

An economics professor instructed native public media outlet Ocean State Radio that the capturing befell throughout a overview session for her course, which was led by her instructing assistant.

"He mentioned that the shooter got here within the doorways, yelled one thing - he could not keep in mind what he yelled - and began capturing," Rachel Friedberg mentioned.

"College students began to scramble to attempt to get away from the shooter, making an attempt to get decrease down within the stadium seating, and other people acquired shot," she added.

Officers cleared the constructing on Saturday afternoon however discovered neither the suspect nor a weapon.

Watch: Aerial footage of Brown College reveals enormous police presence

Residents within the larger Brown College space have been instructed to remain inside, or to remain away till the shelter-in-place order is lifted.

In a press release, the college mentioned police would enter non-residential buildings to escort individuals to secure areas.

Steph Machado, a reporter for the Boston Globe, instructed BBC Information that eating places across the campus have locked their doorways with workers and clients ready inside till the emergency order is lifted.

"There are flashing lights all over the place," she mentioned.

Within the quick aftermath of the capturing, it was reported {that a} suspect had been taken into custody however it was rapidly confirmed the person held had no involvement within the assault.

Mari Camara, 20, a Brown College scholar from New York Metropolis, instructed the Related Press that she was popping out of the library and rushed inside a restaurant to hunt shelter through the capturing. She spent the subsequent three hours hiding there.

"Everybody is identical as me, shocked and terrified that one thing like this occurred," Camara mentioned.

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President Donald Trump, talking to reporters as he returned to the White Home from attending the annual Military and Navy soccer sport, described the capturing as "a horrible factor".

"All we are able to do proper now's pray for the victims and for people who had been very badly harm," he mentioned.

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee mentioned in a press release: "Our capital metropolis skilled an unthinkable tragedy at the moment. Our hearts are with the individuals of Windfall and all these impacted."

Brown College, one of many one of many oldest larger schooling establishments within the US, is a part of the Ivy League, a gaggle of elite universities within the northeast of the nation.

The college, which has greater than 11,000 college students, is situated in Windfall, Rhode Island's capital metropolis, situated about 50 miles (80km) from Boston and 180 miles (290km) from New York Metropolis.

The assault on the campus brings the variety of mass shootings within the US to 389 for this yr, based on the impartial evaluation web site Gun Violence Archive (GVA).