(Web Desk) - Two people are dead and eight are critically injured after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island.
The injured are in a stable condition in hospital, but Providence Mayor Brett Smiley warns the number of casualties could rise.
The suspect remains at large - police say the attacker was a male dressed all in black who fled on foot.
A shelter in place warning is still in effect for the greater Brown University area.
President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the shooting, which happened on Saturday.
Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence, Rhode Island, has confirmed that two people have been killed and eight more are critically injured after an active shooter was reported on the campus of Brown University.
Exams were under way on Saturday when the shooting began on the Ivy League campus in the United States.
At a news conference afterwards, Smiley said that university leaders became aware of the shooting at about 4:05pm local time (21:05 GMT), when a 911 call was received by emergency responders.
“I can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon, and there are another eight in critical status, though stable, at Rhode Island Hospital,” Smiley said.
“Those are the only injuries or casualties that we know at this time,” he added. “ But as I mentioned – and it’s important to remind folks – these numbers may change. We are still in the early hours.”
Smiley declined to identify the shooting victims, emphasising that the investigation was ongoing.
At approximately 4:22pm local time (21:22 GMT) on Saturday, the university issued an emergency update that there was a gunman near the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building.
“Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice,” the university said in its update.