Brown University shooting latest: 'Person of interest' in custody after gunman kills two at US university

While the shelter-in-place order has been lifted, access to parts of the Brown University campus is still restricted.

Police are still maintaining a cordon around Minden Hall and nearby flats, said Brown, which has hundreds of buildings, including lecture halls, laboratories and dorms.

The university added police officers remain in areas still considered an active crime scene.

Following up on the post below this one, officials have now confirmed the report they have a "person of interest" in custody.

Police in Providence have also said the shelter-in-place order has been lifted, as we reported little more than an hour ago.

Read the latest from police here...

Providence Police say they have a person of interest in custody, according to a local affiliate of Paste BN' sister outlet NBC News.

More than 400 law enforcement officers were deployed on Saturday as authorities searched for the suspect in the Rhode Island shooting.

Brown University say that police have advised them that the shelter in place order has been ended for the whole campus.

We've got some eyewitness testimony to bring you now.

Chiang-Hen Chieng is a student at Brown University and was working at the time of the attack.

Watch him talking here...

Trump has described the shooting in Providence as "terrible" and said he is being briefed on the situation.

Speaking to reporters at the White House late last night, the US president said: "All we can do right now is pray for the victims and for those that were very badly hurt." 

Compared to many countries, mass shootings in schools, workplaces, and places of worship are more common in the US, which has some of the most permissive gun laws in the developed world.

Trump has also posted about the shooting on social media. He first said:

Then he posted...

See our 7.49 post for more on the backtracking.

Authorities have set up a tip line for members of the public to share information, as they continue to hunt for the suspect.

Providence Police and the FBI established the phone number and website.

The FBI also has a portal for people to share images and video of a "person of interest".

Our US correspondent Martha Kelner reports on the shooting inside one of the country's most prestigious universities.

Watch her report here...

Authorities in Providence have set up a perimeter as they continue evacuations following the shooting.

In a statement, the university says: 

"Law enforcement officers continue to evacuate community members from administrative buildings inside the perimeter... for all locations (inside and outside the perimeter), the shelter in place remains ongoing."

As we've been reporting, the hunt for the suspect remains ongoing.

In the last few minutes, we've received a statement from the Brown University president.

Christina Paxson (see our previous post for more from her earlier) gives an update on the injured students.

She says:

"We learned from the hospital that six students remain in critical but stable condition. One student is in critical condition, another is considered in stable condition, and one was treated and released."

This means, of the nine injured in the attack, eight remain in hospital.

The one that was released is believed to have been hit by bullet fragments.

Paxson also confirms the shelter in place remains in effect today, and today's exams are cancelled as well.

She adds: 

"Providence Police have advised that our campus must remain on lockdown. It is an active police scene, and the priority is to keep everyone safe. All members of the campus community will receive an alert notifying students, faculty and staff when the shelter in place order is lifted. Until then, we advise parents and families not to travel to the Brown campus. This is for their safety."