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Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting

The shooting during final exams killed two students and injured nine others; a person of interest was detained after a large police manhunt involving over 400 officers.

  • Dec. 14, Providence Police detained a person of interest linked to the Brown University shooting that left two dead and nine wounded on campus.
  • Saturday afternoon just after 4 p.m., the shooting occurred during final exams in the Barus & Holley building, which houses the School of Engineering and the Physics Department with outer doors unlocked.
  • Surveillance footage from 184 Hope St. shows a man in black leaving toward Waterman, while shell casings and forensic teams help identify the suspect, Providence Police Cmdr. Timothy O'Hara said.
  • Authorities ordered campus-wide sheltering on the Brown University campus and later lifted parts of the lockdown while a reunification center at the Nelson Fitness Center at 225 Hope St. operated and Sunday exams were canceled.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joined the probe, while Gov. Dan McKee and Rhode Island congressional delegation pledged support; Christina H. Paxson said `This is a deeply tragic day for Brown, our families and our local community.
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Providence Journal broke the news in Providence, United States on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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