Three students who survived a shooting at Brown University filed suit alleging negligent security and premises liability, saying the university made it too easy for a former student to enter a campus auditorium during exam preparation and open fire. The complaint argues that key buildings were accessible without individualized entry authorization and lacked secured-entry measures. The lawsuit also alleges Brown disregarded prior warnings raised by a custodian who reported suspicious behavior by the alleged attacker, including repeated visits to the building and auditorium while examining classrooms and moving in and out of bathrooms. A central claim in the complaint is that Brown’s campus is physically integrated with the surrounding East Side neighborhood, with public streets and non-university buildings in close proximity—conditions the plaintiffs argue should have heightened the need for access control and monitoring. The case raises immediate institutional risk questions for higher education leaders, particularly around building security design, incident reporting response, and the duty of care on mixed-use urban campuses.