Overview
- Two students were killed and nine others injured in the Brown University shooting, and the FBI and Providence police released images seeking help to identify the gunman.
- FBI Director Kash Patel announced a hotel detention of a person of interest who was later released, with Rhode Island’s attorney general saying there was no basis to consider him a person of interest.
- Providence police disputed Patel’s account of the tip that led to the detention, and a former Homeland Security official said public disclosures slowed the probe and forced a restart.
- Criticism of Patel has mounted from legal analysts and allies such as Megyn Kelly, who cite a pattern of premature statements that echoes the Charlie Kirk case.
- Unnamed FBI insiders describe low morale under Patel even as the White House says President Trump has full confidence, and Patel drew backlash for promoting a podcast with his girlfriend during the ongoing manhunt.