KINGSTON, R.I. — In the two days after a shooting at Brown University left two students dead and nine others wounded, the University of Rhode Island moved quickly to reassure a nervous campus as the alleged gunman remained at large in the state.
This came during Rhode Island’s first experience with multiple shootings on a higher education campus — a growing sight in recent years across the country — and it leaves some state officials considering whether more consistent training at all campuses may be needed.
State Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee (D-33 South Kingstown, Narragansett), chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that she will ask for a review of procedures statewide among colleges and universities to examine uniformity in approaches to reported active-shooter incidents…