Brown University shooting: Manhunt launched for gunman who killed two students during exam | News US

Two people have died and nine others have been injured in a shooting at a US university.

The gunman, who remains at large, opened fire inside a building at Brown University, Rhode Island, around 9pm (UK time).

People were seen fleeing out of the engineering building, where students were taking a final economics exam review.

Initial reports of a second shooting on nearby Governor Street about an hour later were walked back by the authorities.

Police released CCTV footage of a person they believe is the shooter, though his face is not visible.

The person is seen walking with his back to the camera, turning the corner onto Hope Street, where the engineering building is located.

He was described as in his 30s, wearing dark clothing or grey camouflage.

The campus and surrounding area remain in lockdown, though many restaurants and businesses in Providence closed early on Saturday.

Sophomore Zoe Weissman, who witnessed the 2018 shooting at Parkland High School in Florida, said it ‘feels like 2018 again’.

She told CNN: ‘I’m just angry that there are kids like me in this country who have had to go through this not once, but twice.’

Weissman was one of the thousands of students to be sent an alert, reading: ‘There’s an active shooter near Barus and Holley Engineering.

‘Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice.’

At least 229 school shootings have erupted this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database.

This is the first mass shooting to occur at an Ivy League university, akin to a Russell Group college in the UK.

President Donald Trump wrote on social media: ‘God bless the victims and the families of the victims!’

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