US EditionPolice have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting
- Saturday a shooter opened fire in a Holley Engineering classroom during final exams at Brown University, killing two and wounding nine; Providence Police detained a person of interest Sunday morning.
- During the second day of final exams at Brown University, with about 11,000 students, outer doors were unlocked while exam rooms in the Barus & Holley building required badge access.
- Officials reported the shooter fired more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun, authorities recovered two loaded magazines, and hundreds of law enforcement officers responded by Sunday morning.
- Officials lifted a shelter-in-place order early Sunday after hours of lockdown, Brown University canceled all remaining semester classes, and community leaders warned of heavier police presence while many local businesses remained closed.
- Authorities said the arrest happened at a hotel in Coventry about 20 miles from Providence; Patel wrote, `This FBI will continue an all out 24/7 campaign until justice is fully served`.
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The search for the shooter, who killed two people and injured others at Brown University, continues. Suspects of a man who had been arrested did not harden.
The State Attorney General of Rhode Island (northeast) stated that "there is no reason to consider [this person] as a suspect potential" in the attack that resulted in two deaths and nine injuries on Saturday.
According to the prosecutor's office, the evidence points in a different direction. An armed perpetrator killed two students and injured several students on Saturday at Brown University.
Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release person of interest
The man held as a “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine injured will be released from custody, authorities said on Sunday night. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said earlier at a midday news conference that a man in his 20s had been taken into custody in connection with Saturday’s gun violence but gave no further details. But at a late-night news conference hours later, Providence Mayor Br…
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