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Brown University Shooting: Detained Man Released as Gunman Remains at Large

Investigators shifted course, posting a $50,000 reward after determining the weekend detainee was not the shooter.

Overview

  • Two students were killed and nine others wounded during exams inside the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building, and all victims are students.
  • Surveillance video shows a dark‑clad, masked person fleeing on foot, and investigators have identified a pistol as the weapon.
  • Authorities said the person taken into custody on Sunday was released after evidence pointed elsewhere, and the search continues.
  • The FBI labeled the suspect armed and dangerous, offered a $50,000 reward, and police are collecting private surveillance footage and public tips.
  • More than 400 responders, including FBI agents, locked down the campus during the response, and Brown canceled remaining classes and exams for the year as the site stays an active crime scene.