Two people were killed and several others were injured by a gunman on the Brown University campus on the east side of Providence on Saturday, according to school and local officials.

As of 6:30 p.m., police did not have a suspect in custody. Eight people were being treated at Rhode Island Hospital, in “critical status,” according to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley.

The reported shooting occurred in the Barus & Holley building at 184 Hope St., according to Smiley. The building houses the university’s School of Engineering and physics department. According to university officials, final exams were scheduled to be held in that building during the afternoon and evening hours.

Tim O’Hara, the Providence Police deputy chief on the scene, said the suspect exited the building onto Hope St. The on

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