Multiple people were shot late Saturday afternoon in the area of Brown University in Rhode Island, Providence police said.

A shooting at Brown University ’s campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday afternoon resulted in at least two fatalities and eight people critically injured.

In the initial alert issued by the university at 4.22pm local time said: "There's an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering. Lock doors, silence phones and stay stay hidden until further notic...