A classroom shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others wounded and forced a campuswide shelter‑in‑place that lasted roughly 12 hours. Providence police and university leadership conducted a large-scale search and repeatedly reviewed sparse surveillance footage as investigators said they had limited camera coverage in the targeted building. Brown President Christina Paxson and Providence officials announced emergency measures and counseling resources as the campus community evacuated and officials suspended normal finals‑week operations. Law enforcement emphasized an active investigation; at the time of reporting authorities had not publicly named a charged suspect and continued to seek evidence and witness accounts.