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Person of Interest Detained After Brown University Shooting That Killed 2 Students

Authorities have shifted from a campus manhunt to questioning as they examine how the attacker entered a secured exam room.

Overview

  • Police say the gunfire began around 4:05 p.m. in a first-floor classroom of the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building during final exams.
  • Two students were killed and nine others were injured, with hospital officials reporting several in critical but stable condition and one patient discharged.
  • Surveillance video shows a person in dark clothing walking away from the scene, and officials described a male in his 30s who may have worn a mask.
  • The shelter-in-place order was lifted after a detained person of interest in their 30s, with police indicating they are not currently seeking additional suspects.
  • Investigators are probing entry to a badge-locked exam room, and a law-enforcement source said magazines were recovered though the handgun has not yet been found.