What we know so far
• Brown University confirmed that the two killed and nine injured in a campus shooting incident were all students. The attack happened during a final exam review session at the private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island.
• The suspect, who was described as wearing dark clothing and estimated to be in his 30s, is still at large. Law enforcement officers are evacuating people in the area and residents have been told to stay inside.
• The FBI and Providence police are seeking information on the suspect from members of the public. More than 400 law enforcement officers from local, state and federal agencies are in the area near the scene of the attack. President Donald Trump says he’s been briefed on the shooting.
Student says he found out about shooting on social media seconds after it happened
Brown University student Theodore Coben said he found out about the shooting on campus roughly 30 seconds after it happened on Saturday.
Speaking to CNN from his dorm, Coben said someone had posted about the shooting on Yik Yak, an anonymous social media forum used on college campuses.
The post said two students were shot on the street outside Brown’s MacMillan Hall.
Since then, Coben described subsequent updates and alerts from the university as “tough to pick apart” and “somewhat confusing.”
Brown University president says shooting victims were all students
All of the people killed or injured in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University were students, President Christina H. Paxson said in an email to the community, calling it an “unimaginably tragic day.”
Police were still working to clear students from campus buildings early Sunday, as the shooter remained on the loose, Paxson said.
Paxson also provided an update on the injured. One has been treated and released from the hospital. As for the students still in hospital, six were in critical but stable condition, one was in critical condition and one was in stable condition.
All exams that were meant to take place on Sunday will be rescheduled, the message said.
Brown University student who witnessed Parkland shooting says “it feels like 2018 again”
Brown University sophomore Zoe Weissman, who witnessed the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, told CNN she’s angry to be enduring another campus shooting.
In an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto late Saturday, Weissman described a mix of anger and shock as the situation at Brown unfolded.
“I think the sadness will set in when we get all the victims identified and find out who we lost as a community,” Weissman said. “But right now, 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 placed blame on “congressional inaction” in addressing gun violence.
“I think that we’ve seen time and time again that Congress has failed to show they actually care about their constituents,” she said. “If they did, they would immediately pass comprehensive gun violence prevention bills.”
The tragedy resurfaced painful memories and emotions from 2018, Weissman said, prompting her to immediately called her mother, just as she did during the Parkland attack.
“It feels like I’m 12 again,” she added. “It feels like it’s 2018 again for my family as well. We’re going through the exact same emotions.”
When asked how her classmates at Brown are coping, Weissman said many have turned to her for guidance on navigating the trauma.
“A lot of them have actually been reaching out to me for advice on how to deal with something like this, which is crazy that I have that experience, the ability to do that,” she said.
“Everyone’s been checking in with each other, making sure everyone is physically safe,” she said. “I think the aftermath is going to come soon after it’s over.”
Brown University sophomore Zoe Weissman, who witnessed the 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, told CNN she’s angry to be enduring another campus shooting.
Correction: An earlier version of this post named the wrong school in the 2018 shooting incident. It was Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
