Reports: Brown Person of Interest Was Army Veteran

The person of interest detained by police in Rhode Island is reportedly a 24-year-old Army veteran from Wisconsin.

Two are dead, including Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, and nine others were wounded.

The 24-year-old, identified by law enforcement sources to The Washington Post and other outlets but unable to be confirmed independently by Newsmax, was detained at a hotel about 15 miles from the Brown campus.

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