CloseA “person of interest” was taken into custody at the end of an hours-long manhunt after two students were killed and nine other people were injured in a mass shooting on Brown University’s campus
Providence police said early Sunday they detained a man in his mid-20s at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island – several miles away from the university campus.
Brown University lifted its campus-wide shelter-in-place order, although police remained at the location and still considered it an active crime scene.
The Ivy League university said two people died in the attack Saturday evening. Seven injured people were in stable condition as of Sunday and one person was in critical, but stable, condition. Another injured person had been released from the hospital.
More than 400 law enforcement personnel were searching for a suspect after the attack.Officials released a video of a suspect, a male dressed in black, who has not yet been publicly identified.
Authorities said they would provide updates on the investigation as soon as they can.
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Durham Academy, a private K-12 school in Durham, North Carolina, said that one of its recent graduates is among the students at Brown University who were injured, in an email to the Associated Press.
The school said it’s former student, Kendall Turner, was in critical but stable condition as of Sunday and that her parents were with her.
“Our school community is rallying around Kendall, her classmates, and her loved ones, and we will continue to offer our full support in the days ahead,” the school said.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 20:45
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Suspected shooter found with two handguns: report
Officials reportedly recovered two handguns when they took a person of interest into custody Sunday morning, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press.
Along with the handguns, authorities reportedly found two loaded 30-round magazines.
Officials in Rhode Island have not formally released any information about the suspect or evidence collected.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 20:00
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Melania Trump offer prayers to gun violence victims
Giving brief remarks at the White House Christmas reception, First Lady Melania Trump said she heart was with the families who lost loved ones to gun violence this weekend.
“First of all, my thoughts and prayers go to the families of people who lost their loved ones around the world,” Melania Trump said.
“In this difficult time, we are celebrating here Christmas, and I’m thinking about them, what they’re going through.
“My heart is with them,” she added.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 19:18
Officials are gathering evidence for prosecutors to file charges
The Providence police chief said law enforcement were working quickly to gather all evidence applicable to the investigation into the shooting at Brown University, in the hopes prosecutors can file charges quickly.
The person of interest detained cannot be held for more than 48 hours when arrested on a weekend, according to Rhode Island criminal law.
"We're going to work with the attorney general's office to make sure that we have the right legal requirements for the charges," Perez said, per NBC News.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 19:00
Seven students remain hospitalized
Of the nine students who were injured in the Brown University shooting, seven remain hospitalized in stable condition.
One is considered to be in critical condition but is also stable, officials said Sunday.
Another student is expected to be discharged sometime on Sunday.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 18:30
Trump sends 'deepest regards and respects' to families of two killed students
At the White House Christmas Reception, Trump began remarks by acknowledging the two students killed and nine others injured at Brown University on Saturday evening.
“Brown University – great school, really one of the greatest schools anywhere in the world,” Trump said.
“Things can happen. To the nine injured, get well fast and to the families of those two that are no longer with us, I pay my deepest regards and respects from the United States of America.”
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 18:12
Now: Trump speaking at White House
President Donald Trump is speaking at the White House now, after the deadly shooting at Brown University.
Ariana Baio14 December 2025 18:07
Student who survived attack told mayor active shooter drills helped
During Sunday afternoon’s press conference, Mayor Smiley said that one of the survivors of the shooting told him that active shooter drills helped prepare him for what to do during the shooting.
“[He] Literally said to me, ‘You know that active shooter drill they made me do in high school actually helped me in the moment. Which at the same time provided me hope and was so sad,’” Smiley told reporters.
“We shouldn’t have to do active shooter drills, but it helped.”
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