FBI swoop on hotel room after Brown University shooting as cops detain person of interest: Live updates

Dozens of FBI and police were seen swooping on a local hotel in Rhode Island in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Shortly after 6am, police confirmed that a suspect was in custody.

Teams of law enforcement are still present at the hotel, which they have described as a 'crime scene.'

The shelter-in-place order that authorities imposed overnight Saturday into Sunday was lifted for the entire university campus around 5.40am local time.

However, Brown University said that police are still investigating several areas of the campus, which is still 'an active crime scene'.

Officials said the university's Minden Hall and several apartment buildings are only accessible to some amid the police search.

'Be advised that access to these areas of campus continues to be limited,' the university said Sunday morning.

A masked gunman sparked chaos on the Brown University campus on Saturday afternoon after opening fire on a classroom of students preparing for a final exam, killing two people and injuring at least nine others.

The horror shooting triggered an urgent manhunt that plunged the Providence, Rhode Island community into lockdown overnight, as terrified students were made to shelter in place for hours.

Over 400 armed law enforcement agents including the FBI and ATF were deployed in the search.

The shooting unfolded inside the campus' engineering building at 4:22pm local time, and hours later surveillance footage was released showing the suspect fleeing the scene after unleashing a barrage of bullets on students.

The footage did not reveal the shooter’s face, but showed the stocky suspect fully outfitted in dark clothing and what appeared to be a bomber jacket with black boots, a beanie and gloves.

The police chief and governor are speaking at a press conference this morning, following the mass shooting at Brown University.

We will bring you live updates.