"I have been briefed on the shooting the took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene," President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. "God bless the victims and the families of the victims.

Two students died and nine others were injured Saturday when a gunman opened fire in a classroom on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, as students gathered for final exams.

A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus, authorities said, as police searched for the suspect.

An alert sent by Brown University told students to lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice.

At least two people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at Brown University, a law enforcement source told The Associated Press