ALBAWABA - Social media users are flooding X (formerly Twitter) with a video claiming that CCTV footage reportedly captured a suspect of the Brown University mass shooting in Rhode Island.
The CCTV footage provided by the police showed a man wearing black walking around the university's campus. However, the BBC reports that a manhunt is still underway.
According to officials, the suspect opened fire inside a classroom on Saturday, killing two students and injuring 9. The incident occurred inside the Barus and Holley engineering building at the Ivy League university. Additionally, officials didn't disclose the identity of those killed and injured in the mass shooting.
Rhode Island Hospital says that most students injured in the mass shooting are in a "critical but stable" condition and that the hospital is in "lockdown" due to the suspect running free.
Video captures Brown University shooting suspect
The video of the possible suspect flooded social media, with many users urging people to call 911 if they know his identity.
Rachel Friedberg, an economics professor, told Ocean State Radio that the shooter entered a review session, yelled something, and started shooting.
She added, "Students started to scramble to try to get away from the shooter, trying to get lower down in the stadium seating, and people got shot."
Residents in the Brown University area were told to stay in their homes as the manhunt for the suspect continues.
Providence Deputy Police Chief Tim O'Hara said that the suspect was a male in his 30s wearing all black. He added, "We're utilising every resource possible to find this suspect."
For this part, US President Donald Trump said that the incident was a "terrible thing." The president told reporters at the White House, "All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt."
