'Person of interest' detained over Brown University shooting, police say

A person of interest has been detained in connection with a shooting at Brown University in the US which left two people dead, police said.

Nine others were injured after a gunman opened fire at the university in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday.

Police said the detained suspect was in his 20s, but have not named him.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said seven people who were injured in the incident remained in a stable condition, one of them is in critical condition, and another was discharged.

The gunman opened fire in a classroom at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Saturday at the Holley engineering building at the eastern end of Brown's campus, according to officials.

The identities of those killed or injured have not yet been released, but Brown University President Christina Paxson told reporters on Saturday that all the victims, including those killed and wounded, were students.

In a statement released by the university on Sunday, Paxson said some areas of campus were still restricted as police continued their investigations.

Around 2,000 students were relocated to safe locations overnight, she said, adding that she was "deeply moved" by students and locals who opened up their homes.

Paxson said the families of the two students killed were being supported.

"There are not enough words of comfort for families who lose a child, but we will do all we can," she added.