Brown University Professor Describes Police Response to Active Shooter Incident

Witness Account of Campus Lockdown

• 💡 Professor Michael Littman, an associate provost of artificial intelligence at Brown University, was in a building adjacent to the active shooter incident.
• 🚨 He recounts being told to evacuate his building by police and moving to the science library, where students and faculty are currently sheltering.
• 📌 Littman and others are unable to leave campus or return to their homes, awaiting further information and updates.

Initial Notification and Escalation

• 💬 The first indication of trouble came from students who received alerts about an active shooter on campus.
• ⚠️ Initial skepticism turned into certainty when Providence police entered their building, shouting commands to evacuate.

Assessment of Law Enforcement Response

• 🚓 The show of force by law enforcement has been described as