Person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

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Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A person of interest has been detained after a shooter opened fire on Brown University's campus Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least eight others.

The Providence Police Department announced that the person of interest had been detained in a brief statement shared to social media. Police said that a shelter-in-place order in the area around the university has been lifted.

The person of interest was taken into custody at 3:45 a.m. local time Sunday, law enforcement sources who spoke to ABC News said. The person was allegedly in possession of two guns when they were arrested.

The person was reportedly detained after a member of the public submitted a tip that led police to a Hampton Inn in the Rhode Island town of Coventry.

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Brown University President Christina H. Paxson published an email she had sent to students and staff in which she revealed that seven of the injured students are in "critical but stable condition." One apparently remains in life-threatening condition.

University Provost Francis J. Doyle III said that "all remaining undergraduate, graduate and medical classes, exams, and papers or projects for the Fall 2025 semester will not take place as scheduled."

"This choice was made out of our profound concern for all students, faculty and staff on our campus," Doyle said.

"In the immediate aftermath of these devastating events, we recognize that learning and assessment are significantly hindered in the short term and that many students and others will wish to depart campus. Students are free to leave if they are able."

The shooting had taken place at 4 p.m. local time Saturday as students were taking exams in the Barus and Holley Engineering Building.

Police had initially taken another person into custody, but that person was determined not to be the suspect and was released.