US Edition'Person of interest' in Brown University shooting identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson: Report
Benjamin Erickson, 24, detained with firearms and magazines after a mass shooting at Brown University killed two and wounded nine during finals week, police said.
- NBC News reported that 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson was identified as a person of interest and taken into custody at the Hampton Inn in Coventry on Dec. 14, 2025, after the Brown University shooting that killed two and wounded nine.
- During a busy finals period, the shooting occurred Saturday afternoon inside a first-floor classroom of the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building, with the gunman firing more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun and a firearm with a laser sight.
- Law enforcement said they recovered two handguns and two loaded 30-round magazines from Benjamin Erickson, whose U.S. Army service records show infantry duty from May 2021 to November 2024 without combat deployments.
- Brown University canceled all remaining classes, exams, papers and projects for the semester and told students they could leave campus, while Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said police remain at the Hampton Inn, Coventry, collecting evidence as the shelter-in-place was lifted early Sunday morning.
- Video released by police shows a man in black leaving the scene in an 11-second Hope Street video, while ATF and FBI executed searches and families of victims remain partially notified.
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
West Hawaii TodayMan detained in Brown University shooting after 13 hours of tension on campus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University students hid out in their dorms, in a library and in the basement of a tea shop Saturday night as heavily armed police officers swarmed their campus, looking for a gunman.
Providence officials announced that the person detained Sunday following the armed incident at Brown University, where two students were killed and nine were injured, will be released, and key questions remain unanswered to more than 24...
Person of Interest Detained in Brown University Shooting That Killed 2 and Wounded 9
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest was in custody Sunday after a shooting during final exams at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others, though key questions remained unanswered more than 24 hours after the attack.
Authorities locate Benjamin Erickson at Rhode Island hotel – Two students dead, nine injured in campus shooting
Detainee in Brown Shooting Identified as 24-Year-Old
Police have not formally identified the person of interest detained after Saturday's shooting at Brown University , but details are emerging: Both the Washington Post and NBC News , citing sources, identify him as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson. It was not clear whether he has any ties to Brown. The Post says he's...
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