'We've heard about horrific acts of gun violence and active shooter situations in other places, but not here,' mayor of Providence, Rhode Island said.

Police are responding to a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where at least two people were injured by gunfire and more victims are feared.

“I can confirm that there are two individuals who have died this afternoon, and there are another eight in critical status, though stable, at Rhode Island Hospital,” Smiley told the reporters.

A mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday left at least 10 people dead and 11 others injured, according to authorities.

Two suspected shooters opened fire at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding multiple others in an attack that spread panic, with bodies reported lying on the ground.

A passerby who heroically disarmed one of the armed gunmen during the mass shooting has been praised by NSW Premier Chris Minns.