Shooting at Brown University in the US; two killed, nine injured

WASHINGTON: Two people were killed and nine others were injured in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, USA. The shooting took place while students were taking their final exams at the university. The suspect has not yet been arrested, even though six hours have passed after the shooting. Police officers have searched campus buildings and garbage dumps, according to news agencies.

Police say the suspected shooter was a man dressed in black. The death toll is expected to rise, given the number of injured. Many students were on campus at the time of the attack. President Donald Trump expressed his condolences.

Trump described the shooting as a "horrifying incident." "I have been briefed on the shooting the took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene,” he wrote on Truth Social. “We’ll inform you later as to what’s happening, but it’s a shame. It’s a shame," Trump said. Brown University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the US. It is part of the Ivy League, a group of top universities in the northeastern region of the US.