Overview
- Authorities confirm two students were killed and nine others were wounded late Saturday on Brown’s Providence campus.
- The university experienced a multi-hour lockdown, with many people sheltering in the library for roughly seven hours.
- Librarians, campus security and police implemented lock-in procedures, directed people away from windows and later evacuated groups by bus under police escort.
- CNN anchor John Berman interviewed his son Joe, who described staying calm, feeling protected by a swift response and being transported off campus to safety.
- Police say a person of interest is in custody as the investigation continues, and officials cautioned that unconfirmed reports about the individual’s identity should not be treated as established facts.