According to Associated Press and Politico, on December 13 local time, a campus shooting occurred at Brown University in the United States, resulting in at least two deaths and multiple injuries.

Local police stated that multiple people were shot during the incident. At the time, it was the second day of final exams in the fall semester. The university immediately issued an active shooter alert, urging students and staff to take cover on the spot.

Mayor Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island, stated in a press conference that by the afternoon, two people had died in the shooting, and eight injured individuals were receiving treatment in the hospital, all in critical but stable condition.

According to an emergency notification released by Brown University, the university initially informed students and faculty that the suspect had been detained, but later corrected this statement, indicating that this was not the case. Police were still searching for one or more suspects.

On December 13 local time, a campus shooting occurred at Brown University in the United States. CNN

It is reported that the shooting occurred near the Burleson-Hollis Building of the university. This seven-story building houses the university's School of Engineering and the Department of Physics. According to the university's official website, the building contains over 100 laboratories, dozens of classrooms, and offices.

President Trump said in the late afternoon of the same day that he had received a report on the shooting. He posted on his social media platform: "May God bless the victims and their families!"

Dos雷斯, Chief Public Information Officer of Providence, stated that the police were actively investigating and still collecting relevant information from the scene.

Brown University is a private institution and one of the eight Ivy League universities in the United States. It is also one of the oldest higher education institutions in the United States, with approximately 7,300 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate students.

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