Brown College Capturing Initially Thought to Be ‘Mass Casualty’ Occasion, Dispatch Audio Reveals

Windfall, Rhode Island officers thought there may very well be upwards of 20 victims within the Brown College taking pictures … in keeping with dispatch audio.

After the preliminary name for the taking pictures got here in, first responders confirmed up on the campus swiftly … and, they relayed more and more troubling estimates on the variety of potential victims.

Hearken to the clip for your self … early on, somebody says they consider there are 6 victims within the taking pictures — earlier than somebody later revises by saying there may very well be as many as 20 victims.

One individual on the road then then says, “It is formally going to be a mass casualty occasion … If there’s presumably 20 victims, we’ll want as a lot mutual help as you may get.”

Particular person victims are additionally described within the audio … one was shot within the again in keeping with dispatchers — whereas one other is mendacity injured in a stairwell.

As we advised you … Windfall Mayor Brett Smiley introduced two individuals are useless, whereas 8 others have been rushed to the hospital in important situation. Mayor Smiley did say the dying and harm toll might rise.

Brown College was placed on lockdown this afternoon when pictures have been initially fired on the Barus & Holley constructing on the jap facet of campus … with college officers telling college students to shelter in place.

In a while, Brown introduced a suspect was in custody, however urged folks to proceed to shelter … which is lucky because it seems police hadn’t caught the alleged shooter. Police later defined they engaged in a confrontation with somebody who was not truly linked to the taking pictures which led to the confusion.

Officers haven’t but recovered the firearm used within the taking pictures … and, they solely know the shooter is a male wearing all black.