{"id":2520974,"date":"2025-12-13T19:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-shooting-at-brown-university-2-dead\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T00:57:51","slug":"breaking-shooting-at-brown-university-2-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-shooting-at-brown-university-2-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Shooting at Brown University, 2 Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-shooting-at-brown-university-2-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2520974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Saturday at Brown University&#8217;s campus in Providence, Rhode Island, at least two people were killed in a shooting, with eight others critically injured but stable. The shooter, described as a male dressed in black, remains at large, and no suspects have been apprehended as of the evening. The incident occurred in the Barus &#038; Holley Engineering building during end-of-semester exams. Following the shooting, the university issued alerts instructing students to lock doors, silence phones, and shelter in place.Authorities, including the Providence police and FBI, are actively searching for the suspect and investigating the situation. Officials continue to work on identifying the victims and urge anyone who was in the affected building at the time to contact police. The community remains on high alert with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >safety measures firmly<\/a> in place.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least two people have been killed after shots rang out on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Saturday. The shooter remains at large, and police have no suspects as of Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The unthinkable has happened,&rdquo; Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/active-shooter-reported-brown-university-rhode-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said two people are dead and eight people are in the hospital in critical but stable condition, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c3rjw1xnqdvt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 7 p.m. ET, no suspect was in custody.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The college sent out its first alert on the shooting at 4:22 p.m., warning of an active shooter on campus and urging students to &ldquo;lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 5:11 p.m., an update told students to shelter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Police do not have a suspect in custody and continue to search for suspect(s),&rdquo; the statement said. The shelter-in-place order was still in place as of 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim O&rsquo;Hara, deputy chief of Providence police, said the suspect was a male dressed in black.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O&rsquo;Hara said police searched the Barus &amp; Holley Engineering building, the site of the first reports of a shooter, but did not find the gunman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College officials said the building where the shootings took place was the site of multiple exams for the end of the fall semester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;God bless the victims and the families of the victims!&rdquo; President Donald Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115714676658999589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump also wrote that the FBI was on the scene. Trump initially noted that a suspect was in custody but <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115714751735035903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then said<\/a> Brown University Police had reversed that statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FBI issued a statement saying it was aiding&rdquo;our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> partners in Rhode Island with any and all available resources,&rdquo; according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown later issued a 7 p.m. update confirming two people were killed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/live-story\/news\/crime\/2025\/12\/13\/brown-university-providence-rhode-island-active-shooter-live-updates\/87754385007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Providence Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We are very sorry to  that we have confirmed reports of two deceased victims from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-agents-police-officers-shot-during-amtrak-inspection-in-arizona\/\" title=\"DEA Agents, ... Officers Shot During Amtrak Inspection In Arizona\">active shooting situation<\/a> at the Barus &amp; Holley engineering building. There are eight additional victims in critical, but stable condition at the hospital. There remains a shelter in place order,&rdquo; the update said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We know there is a lot of fear and concern and uncertainty in the community right now. Law enforcement is actively working to identify the deceased victims, and the hospital personnel also are working to identify those transported to the hospital.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;As a reminder, please continue to take all steps to remain safe. Follow the instructions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"...: Washington, D.C. 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The safety of our community is foremost Any students or Brown community members who were in Barus &amp; Holley at the time of the incident are being asked to contact police if they already have left Barus &amp; Holley,&rdquo; the update said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The suspect is still at large, and police have no identified suspects as of Saturday evening. &#8220;The unthinkable has happened,&#8221; said Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, according to CBS. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed two deaths and reported that eight others are hospitalized in critical but stable condition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2520975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Featured-Image-432.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32327,60369,21181,4300],"class_list":["post-2520974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news","tag-brown-university","tag-fatalities","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Featured-Image-432.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520974"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520978,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520974\/revisions\/2520978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}