RHODE ISLAND, USA — Police responded to an active shooter situation Saturday on campus at Brown University in Providence, according to the school’s alert system .

The shooting was reported near the Barus & Holley building, a seven-story structure that houses the School of Engineering and Physics Department, according to the school’s website. It includes 117 laboratories, 150 offices, 15 classrooms and 29s.

The school issued the first shelter-in-place alert at 4:22 p.m. EST.

About 30 minutes later, the school said a suspect was in custody, but a short time after said that wasn't the case.

Around 5:11 p.m. ET, the school said police are still searching for a suspect and urged those on campus to continue sheltering-in-place.

Officials were still gathering information from the activ

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