Person of Interest Detained in Brown University Shooting That Killed 2 and Wounded 9

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – DECEMBER 13: Police officers remain on the scene of a shooting that killed two and wounded at least eight at Brown University on December 13, 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island. Students remain locked in their dorms as police search for the suspect. (Photo by Libby O’Neill/Getty Images)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others. Saturday’s attack set off hours of chaos across the Ivy League campus as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place. The lockdown was lifted early Sunday after the person of interest was taken into custody at a hotel outside Providence. Two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the person of interest is a 24-year-old man from Wisconsin. They said they weren’t authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly.

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