Overview
- Police released the man detained at a Coventry hotel, with Rhode Island’s attorney general saying there is no basis to consider him a person of interest.
- The gunman opened fire inside a classroom in Brown’s Barus & Holley engineering and physics building during exam activity, killing two students and injuring nine.
- Hospitals reported multiple patients in critical but stable condition, with at least one in critical condition and others stable, according to CNN reports cited by local outlets.
- Surveillance video shows a man dressed in black walking away toward Hope Street with his face not visible, and witnesses said he may have worn a gray camouflage mask and appeared to be in his thirties.
- The campus shelter‑in‑place order was lifted, the area remains an active crime scene, hundreds of officers are searching with FBI support, and officials are soliciting public tips through an FBI site while motive and weapon type remain unclear.