What we know, what we don’t know about shooting at Brown University
WE ARE ABLE TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE DETAINED A PERSON OF INTEREST INVOLVED IN YESTERDAY’S SHOOTING. COLONEL PEREZ WILL SPEAK IN A MINUTE ABOUT. THAT UPDATE. SECOND, I WANT TO LET THE PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, WE ARE LIFTING THE SHELTER IN PLACE FOR BROWN AND THE RELATED AREA. CAMPUS COMMUNICATIONS PUSHED OUT AN UPDATE TO THAT EFFECT A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AND THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, THROUGH OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS, IS MAKING THAT UPDATE NOW. AGAIN, THE SHELTER IN PLACE HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE. FINALLY, I’LL NOTE ON JUST AN UPDATE ON THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECOVERING AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL. THERE REMAINS SEVEN INDIVIDUALS IN STABLE CONDITION, ONE IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION, AND ONE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED. THOSE ARE THE NINE INDIVIDUALS INJURED YESTERDAY. WE TALKED YESTERDAY MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE TREMENDOUS COOPERATION AND AMOUNT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO US, AND I WANT TO OFFER MY PROFOUND THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET US TO THIS POINT WHERE WE CAN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PERSON OF INTEREST WHO HAS BEEN DETAINED. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF COLLABORATION THAT WE TRAIN FOR, AND THAT WE HOPE FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FBI, WITH THE STATE POLICE, AND OBVIOUSLY, THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. BUT IT IS WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS WHO WORK SO CLOSELY TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND INTO THE MORNING. AT THIS POINT, I’LL ASK GOVERNOR MCKEE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE’LL HEAR FROM THE COLONEL AND FROM THE FBI, AND WE’LL TAKE TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS, GOVERNOR. THANKS, MAYOR. AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR THOUGHTS WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS HORRIFIC EVENT AND WITHSTANDING, AGAIN, WITH BROWN UNIVERSITY AND, OF COURSE, THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND’S RESOURCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE. MAYOR, AS WE PROCEED WITH THE. WITH THE PROCESS, WE’LL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR STATE POLICE REALLY ON ALERT FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE SO THAT THERE’S A SENSE OF CALMNESS IN THE STATE. AND I WOULD JUST REPEAT WHAT I SAID LAST NIGHT. THE FACT THAT THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IS IN SHOCK, BUT THEY’RE REALLY RESPONDING AS A COMMUNITIES THAT WE ALL LOVE, AND THAT THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE ARE ARE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN A STATE THAT EVERYBODY COMES TOGETHER. SO AGAIN, MY THOUGHTS ARE STILL CENTERED ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. AND I’M PRAYING THAT THE FAMILIES WILL FIND THE STRENGTH TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THIS IN A WAY THAT. THEIR LIVES ARE NOT DISRUPTED AS MUCH AS. THEY PROBABLY WILL BE. SO WE’LL KEEP OUR STATE POLICE OUT THERE. WE’LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE WITH THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE AND OF COURSE, BROWN UNIVERSITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE POSSIBLE TO FOR PEOPLE FEEL AS THOUGH THAT WE’RE RESPONDING IN A WAY TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.
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What we know, what we don’t know about shooting at Brown University
At least two people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting Saturday at Brown University. Officials said early Sunday that a person of interest was confirmed to have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting.What we know A person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting, officials said early Sunday. Officials said the individual was apprehended at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, early Sunday morning.All of the victims were students, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said during a news conference on Saturday night. The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. at the Barus and Holley building, which houses the school of engineering and the physics department, where students were gathering for their exams. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed that two people died and nine others were injured. Sunday morning, officials gave an update on the people injured: Seven people are in stable condition, one is in critical but stable condition and one person has been discharged.Police released video of who they believe is the suspect late Saturday. The man was seen on camera, dressed in all black, exiting the building on the Hope Street side.A shelter-in-place order that was in effect Saturday night into Sunday for the entire Brown campus was lifted just before 6 a.m. Sunday, according to an alert from the university.President Donald Trump said he has been briefed on the shooting, which he called “a terrible thing.”Classes and exams have been canceled. University officials also said students are free to leave.Full presser: Person of interest in custody after 2 students killed at Brown UniversityWhat we don’t knowThe identities of those killed and injured in the shootingThe identity of the shooter and information about the type of gun used in the shootingDetails about how the shooter was found and taken into custodyThe motive for the shootingIf there are any additional victims beyond the 11 confirmed by authorities
At least two people were killed and nine others injured in a shooting Saturday at Brown University.
Officials said early Sunday that a person of interest was confirmed to have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
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What we know
- A person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting, officials said early Sunday. Officials said the individual was apprehended at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, early Sunday morning.
- All of the victims were students, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said during a news conference on Saturday night.
- The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. at the Barus and Holley building, which houses the school of engineering and the physics department, where students were gathering for their exams.
- Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed that two people died and nine others were injured. Sunday morning, officials gave an update on the people injured: Seven people are in stable condition, one is in critical but stable condition and one person has been discharged.
- Police released video of who they believe is the suspect late Saturday. The man was seen on camera, dressed in all black, exiting the building on the Hope Street side.
- A shelter-in-place order that was in effect Saturday night into Sunday for the entire Brown campus was lifted just before 6 a.m. Sunday, according to an alert from the university.
- President Donald Trump said he has been briefed on the shooting, which he called “a terrible thing.”
- Classes and exams have been canceled. University officials also said students are free to leave.
Full presser: Person of interest in custody after 2 students killed at Brown University
What we don’t know
- The identities of those killed and injured in the shooting
- The identity of the shooter and information about the type of gun used in the shooting
- Details about how the shooter was found and taken into custody
- The motive for the shooting
- If there are any additional victims beyond the 11 confirmed by authorities
