"Sadly, today is a day that the city of Providence and the state of Rhode Island prayed would never come," Smiley said. In his remarks, Smiley explained the incident was initially reported to 911 at approximately 4:05 p.m. It happened inside the Barus & Holley engineering building, where exams were scheduled.

"I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene. The suspect is in custody. God bless the victims and the families of the victims!" Trump wrote at 5:44 p.m. on Truth Social.

President Trump spoke about the deadly mass shooting in Providence. President Donald Trump found a new way to get the internet to flip out on Saturday — by doing the ceremonial coin flip before the Army-Navy football game. The photos reignited cries for the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Providence police detectives are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the side of his face.