At least two people were killed and eight were woundedin a shooting at Brown Universityon Dec. 13. Law enforcement is still searching for a suspect.
Providence Deputy Police Chief Tim O'Hara told media in a press briefing that they knew that the shooter was male, and that he was dressed all in black.
Both O'Hara and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said that law enforcement was actively searching for the suspect, who left the Barus and Holley engineering building onto Hope Street.
Police are using forensics, as well as looking at surveillance footage and talking to witnesses to develop more information about the suspect.
Here's what we know about the suspect:
Brown University suspected shooter is male, dressed in all black
Little is known about the suspect, but this is what law enforcement shared.
The shooter was:
Male
Wearing all black
How did the Brown University shooter get into the building?
O'Hara said it was unknown how the suspected shooter entered the Barus and Holley Engineering Building at 184 Hope Street, but it is known that he exited the building onto Hope Street.
Is there only one shooter?
Law enforcement told the media that the information they have right now is that there is only one shooter. However, Smiley cautioned at the start of the press conference that it is a developing situation that may evolve.
What should you do if you might know something about the Brown University suspected shooter?
Smiley urged anything who may know anything about the shooter or the shooting to call 911, particularly if they are a student, or "an adult" on Brown University's campus.
Anyone with security cameras near the Barus and Holley building or on Hope Street, including residents and businesses, should review their camera footage to see if they captured anything around the time of the shooting, officials said.
Was a suspect in custody?
Smiley clarified that there was initial misinformation that a shooter was in custody.
He said the confusion was caused by the fact that they took someone into custody preliminarily. However, that person ended up not being the shooter and was released.
A shooter is not in custody.
This is a developing story.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal:Brown University shooting suspect male, dressed in black. What we know
