Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, encouraged those on campus to seek shelter after an active shooting was reported on campus Saturday afternoon. After authorities originally said one person was in custody, they later retracted that statement, saying no suspect was in custody.
Officials first reported an active shooting near the Barus and Holley Engineering building on campus at 4:22 p.m. At 5:27 p.m., authorities reported shots fired near Governor Street, which is two blocks to the east of the engineering building.
Providence Police said that multiple people have been shot. Officials have not given an exact number of casualties.
"Please exercise caution and avoid this area until further notice," Providence Police said.
The university's student-run newspaper, the Brown Daily Herald, reported that it obtained video showing police assisting several people on the ground.
President Donald Trump reacted to the shooting on his Truth Social account.
"I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene," he said.
The university has 10,000 total students.
