Person of interest in custody after fatal Brown University shooting, official says

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Source: abc news



Two people were killed and nine injured in the shooting, according to officials.

By Sasha Pezenik, Aaron Katersky, Luke Barr, Pierre Thomas, Kevin Shalvey, and Bill Hutchinson

December 14, 2025, 7:50 AM



A person of interest was taken into custody early Sunday in connection with the fatal mass shooting at Brown University, according to Kristy DosReis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department.

The person in custody was caught about 3:45 a.m. at a hotel in Coventry, R.I., about 28 miles south of Providence, according to law enforcement sources and Coventry police. ..............


A tip from the public led police to a Hampton Inn in Coventry, where the person of interest was detained, according to sources.

A federal source told ABC News the person was only being called a person of interest at this point, but added that they were confident they were on the right track....................


Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/person-interest-custody-after-brown-university-shooting-official/story?id=128388923

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So glad they got him finally.

At the time the person was detained, the individual was allegedly in possession of two guns, according to sources.

The person in custody is not a student at the university, sources familiar with the situation said.

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[riversedge]

1. one victim is in critical but stable condition...........

Eight of the nine who had been injured remained in the hospital on Sunday morning, officials said, adding that seven of them were in stable condition and one was in critical but stable condition.

[NCDem47]

2. Kash will swoop in to take the limelight.

[somsai]

3. sure is taking a long time for an ID

and that usually means something.

[C Moon]

5. It's shocking how few cameras there are in and around campuses

They have them on practically every intersection in L.A..
Not that I want to see more cameras invading our lives, but if anywhere they should be on campuses not intersections capturing our license plates.

[somsai]

6. Here they get alerted for stolen cars, so they pull them over

and arrest them, so people who steal cars stay out of our town.

One time this lady sleeping in her car. (not that she was homeless, just looking at a 3 hour drive late at night, people do sleep in cars here so they drive alert) and some guy was going around breaking into cars with a tire iron, saw her pocketbook on the seat beside her and beat her with the iron when she wouldn't give it up. Police knocked on all the doors on adjoining streets, then expanded out 6 streets in all directions for ring camera vids which sometimes pick up cars. Took them 3 days as the guy was from out of town but they got him. Don't like people beating on women here. I'll bet they knocked on a few hundred doors.

[ClaudetteCC]

7. I would expect most campuses do have thorough camera coverage

but i don't expect them to release video to the press immediately or possibly ever.

[Drum]

4. HAPPENING NOW: New York Times says that Rhode Island authorities will soon be updating us

EDIT: We have nothing new to share regarding the investigation 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rhode Island officials are expected to give an update on the investigation soon. We’ll share updates from that news conference.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/14/us/brown-shooting?unlocked_article_code=1.8k8.WAvV.GKy7eUmVwh67&smid=nytcore-ios-share