Brown University shooting latest: Police say ‘person of interest’ detained after two dead and nine injured in attack
Ivy League says shelter-in-place order on campus lifted but police remain and still consider it an active crime scene
At least two people have been killed and nine others injured after a shooter opened fire on Brown University’s campus, sparking a major manhunt.
Providence police said early on Sunday that they have taken a “person of interest” into custody in connection with the mass shooting.
Brown University said the shelter-in-place order on its campus in Rhode Island was lifted early on Sunday, although police remained at the location and still considered it an active crime scene.
The Ivy League university reported that at least two people died in the attack on Saturday afternoon, while seven people were in critical condition late on Saturday, with all the victims likely students.
An emergency text message alerted students to a shooter near the Barus and Holley engineering building near Hope Street at around 4.20pm.
More than 400 law enforcement personnel were searching for a suspect after the attack.Officials released a video of a suspect, a male possibly aged in his 30s and dressed in black, who has not yet been identified.
President Donald Trump and other officials have been briefed on the shooting and are monitoring it for updates.
WATCH: President Trump comments on active shooter reported at Brown University
Brown confirms police lift shelter-in-place order for campus but officers remain in areas
Brown University confirmed in an advisory on Sunday that police had also lifted a shelter-in-place order for its campus in Rhode Island.
The Providence university said that police officers remained in areas still considered an active crime scene.
Police confirm 'person of interest' detained after Brown University shooting
Providence police have detained a "person of interest" in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the US Ivy League school.
Providence's Chief Public Information Officer for Public Safety Kristy DosReis told Reuters a person of interest was in police custody after the shooting at the Providence university.
Student who survived high school shooting in 2019 was on campus during Brown attack
Brown University junior Mia Tretta was wounded in a school shooting at her high school in Santa Clarita, California, in 2019, she told NBC News.
She was at the university when she began to receive a wave of text messages and alerts about an active shooter on campus.
“No one in this country even assumes it’s going to happen to them," she told the outlet. “Once it happens to you, you assume or are told it will never happen again. And obviously that is not the case.”
She said her community at Brown is “in shambles” after the attack.
After she survived the 2019 attack, “I have not been the same person I was that day ever again, and I assume it won't be any different for the students at Brown,” she said.
Police advise Brown University to lift shelter in place order
Providence police have advised that the shelter in place order end for the entire Brown University campus.
The university confirmed on Sunday that it has been notified to lift the order.
Providence police detain person of interest after Brown University shooting, according to local reports
Providence police said early on Sunday they have taken a person of interest into custody in connection with the shooting at Brown University, NBC 10 WJAR reported.
The police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Brown University said the shelter-in-place order on its campus was lifted early on Sunday, although police remained at the location and still considered it an active crime scene.
More than 400 law enforcement officers were deployed on Saturday as authorities searched for the suspect in the Rhode Island shooting that killed two students and wounded nine others at the Ivy League school.
Parkland survivor attending Brown University survives second mass shooting
Zoe Weissman, 20, survived the Parkland mass shooting and has now survived a second mass shooting while attending Brown University.
She told MS NOW that she is “really angry.”
“I’m really angry. I’m really angry that this is happening to me all over again. And I’m just in shock,” she said.
Brown freshman: "We saw the cop lights. Then we knew."
Brown University freshman Shiney Mayanja told CNN about the moment she realized the shooting threat at Brown University was real.
“We didn’t really think about this seriously until we saw more messages and saw people running outside. We saw the cop lights. Then we knew,” Mayanja told the broadcaster.
Brown University President: "A deeply tragic day for Brown"
Brown University President Christina Paxson sent the following letter to the Brown University community:
Dear Brown Community,
This is a deeply tragic day for Brown, our families and our local community. There are truly no words that can express the deep sorrow we are feeling for the victims of the shooting that took place today at the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building.
We lost two community members today who were fatal victims of the shooting, and at this point, we know there are at least eight additional victims who were transported to the hospital. In this moment, they are in critical but stable condition, but this is an evolving situation. Our hearts are with their families.
Our Department of Public Safety has been working closely with law enforcement and has been informed that the suspect is still at large and the situation remains active. We know this is a source of tremendous fear and anxiety across our community right now. While DPS was at one point informed that there was an individual in custody, that person was determined not to be the shooting suspect after questioning. Therefore, we urge all members of our community to remain vigilant.
We continue to be in lockdown, and it is imperative that all members of our community remain sheltered in place. This means keeping all doors locked and ensuring no movement across campus.
We know our community wants answers, and we will provide them as soon as we can. For now, please know we are doing all we can to keep our community safe and have mobilized support for the students and their families. I encourage you to read the updates being provided via the RAVE alert system and Brown.edu website about this emergency. We are committed to providing updates as soon as information is available.
As we have shared in the alerts, law enforcement is actively working to identify the community members who lost their lives, and we are working with local hospitals to identify those transported for care. Even when we have that information, we may not be able to release it to our campus immediately. Whether or not you spend any time in Barus & Holley, I ask all students, faculty and staff to please be in touch directly with your families to let them know you are safe. They are worried about you.
This is a day that we hoped never would come to our community. It is deeply devastating for all of us. We are grateful to law enforcement for their immediate response and their ongoing work to ensure the safety of our community. Please continue to take all steps to be safe.
All or nearly all victims were students, university says
All or nearly all of the victims were students, Brown President Christina Paxson told reporters.
Two people were killed in the attack, while seven of the nine wounded were listed as critical late on Saturday, according to Brown University Health.
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