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The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes just over a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the gunman was killed by partner forces.
Three other service members were injured in the attack.
Lydia Kalitri, NPR News, Washington.
Providence police say the shooting took place around 4 p.m.
outside the Barris and Hawley building, which houses the School of Engineering and Physics Department.
School officials say final exams were taking place at the time.
Deputy Police Chief Timothy O'Hara says authorities are searching for a suspect described as, quote, a male dressed in black.
A shelter-in-place order remains active for the university and surrounding areas.
The attack, which took place in the city of Palmyra, comes just over a year after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the gunman was killed by partner forces.
Three other service members were injured in the attack.
Lydia Kalitri, NPR News, Washington.
A source not authorized to speak publicly confirms to NPR that Hegseth ordered two strikes on an alleged drug boat on September 2nd, the second attack killing the survivors of the first.
The Washington Post first reported that Hegseth gave a spoken order for the military to kill everyone on board the vessel.