Brown University shooting: Police describe suspect as grave warning issued

Shortly after a deadly mass shooting at Brown University's Providence campus in Rhode Island on Saturday, December 13, left at least two people dead and eight injured, police said that the suspect was a male dressed all in black.

Tim O'Hara, deputy chief of Providence Police, said that officers entered the Barus & Holley Engineering building and carried out a search, but could not locate the suspect, according to sources.

Meanwhile, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has warned residents that there is a shelter in place warning in effect for the greater Brown University area.

He asked individuals to stay inside should they be in this area, and urged people who are currently not in the area not to return to their homes until the warning has been lifted.

The mayor has confirmed that two people have died and eight are in the hospital in a critical but stable condition, according to sources. Mayor Brett Smiley added that the numbers could change. No suspect is in custody at present.

Brown University also confirmed in a statement that two people were killed in the shooting.