Officials initially said a suspect was in custody, before retracting and saying search is on for a suspect or suspects
Multiple people were shot on Saturday in the area of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, police said, as the school issued an active-shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams.
Police did not immediately release details about the victims’ conditions or the circumstances of the shooting.
Officials initially said a suspect was in custody, before saying that was not in fact the case and police were still searching for a suspect or suspects.
Students were urged to shelter in place as police responded to the scene, and people were told to avoid the area. Officials cautioned that information remained preliminary as investigators worked to determine what had occurred.
