Breaking news tonight, a manhunt is underway after a mass shooting erupts at Brown University
killing two students, injuring more. Good evening, I'm Arthur Chien. Officials tonight saying nine others were wounded during this, the latest attack on a college campus
Let's get right down to Fox 5's Duarte Giardino. He is in the newsroom with the latest on this
Good evening, Duarte. Good evening, Arthur. Such a disturbing story. The president of Brown University just confirming the two dead people were students
And so far, most of the nine injured survivors are also students
Just about six hours after the initial alert went out, the killer is still on the loose
Police are describing him as a man dressed in black. Let's look at some of the video of the active scene on the Brown University campus
Tonight, this campus is still on lockdown. People are still sheltering in place
Officials say at least two students are dead, nine wounded. Six of them are at Rhode Island Hospital in critical but stable condition
A seventh is in critical condition. Now, the eighth is stable. The ninth victim was hurt by bullet fragments
That person is expected to make a full recovery. According to the Associated Press, investigators believe the shooter used a handgun
They say he was last seen leaving the engineering building where the shooting happened just moments ago
Officials gave another update. The day that one hopes never happens, and it has
I really appreciate everything that the local law enforcement and everybody is doing to help find this person
make sure that we can be safe as a community. Our focus right now is on supporting the families who have been affected by this
the families of the two students who sadly lost their lives today, as well as the eight, now nine students who are in the hospital
We been in touch with their families I will talk to them soon But we will come together as a community and we get through this Once again two students are dead
Now, this shooting happened inside the Barris and Holly building. This is a seven-story complex
It houses the School of Engineering and the Physics Department. Inside, you can find classrooms, labs, and officers
Final exams were happening when this killer started shooting people. According to the school, multiple exams were scheduled inside the building
details about how many students were actually inside. That's still unclear. Now, earlier this
evening, President Trump spoke about the shooting. I've been fully briefed on the Brown University
situation. What a terrible thing it is. And all we can do right now is pray for the victims and
for those that were very badly hurt, it looks like, and we'll inform you later as to what's
happening, but it's a shame. It's a shame. Just pray. Thank you very much. The FBI is now involved
The Bureau is helping local police at this time. Now, authorities say they still don't know what
motivated the attack. They have made no arrests so far, and it's unclear if the suitor is actually
on campus still. Now, the university president is encouraging everyone on campus, call your families
let them know you are alive. Duarte Giraldino, Fox 5 News. Arthur. All right, thanks, Duarte. We'll
be checking back in with you. Meanwhile, officials here in New York are responding. The NYPD posting to social media that, quote, we are tracking the active shooter incident at Brown
University and coordinating with our partners there. At this time, there is no known nexus
to New York City, but out of an abundance of caution, we are deploying extra assets to local
universities. Mayor Eric Adams posting a similar message to X, confirming the NYPD has been in
touch with police in Rhode Island. He says additional resources are being deployed to
local universities, but as a precaution