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.
Man detained over US university mass shooting released
Students walk on campus following the shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island. Photo 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 say.
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Update: Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
Officials in Providence say they will release a person of interest detained following a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine.
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