"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.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said that there is no known threat to the larger community. Smiley also said he does not believe the community should cancel any holiday plans and they can, "safely go to church in the morning.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley shared an update on a deadly mass shooting in the area of Brown University.