Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Person of Interest Held in Brown University Shooting
There was a very scary shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island.
A man with a gun went into a building where students were taking exams and started shooting.
Two students were killed, and nine others were hurt.
The university was locked down, and lots of police were looking for the shooter.
The man is in his 30s, wearing black, and might have been wearing a mask.
The police have now taken a person of interest into custody.
Everyone is very upset, and the police are trying their best to find out what happened and make sure it doesn't happen again.
It's a sad and scary situation, and people are praying for the victims and their families.
A shooting at Brown University's Barus & Holley engineering building left 2 students dead and 9 injured during final exams.
A person of interest, described as a male in his 30s dressed in black, possibly wearing a mask, has been taken into custody.
Over 400 law enforcement personnel, including FBI and ATF, were involved in the manhunt and investigation.
The campus was under lockdown with a shelter-in-place order, which has since been lifted after the arrest.
Seven of the nine injured victims are in stable condition, one remains in critical but stable condition, and one has been discharged.
- Who
- Suspect is a male, possibly in his 30s, dressed in black, possibly wearing a mask; victims are mostly students.
- What
- A shooting at Brown University's Barus & Holley engineering building during final exams.
- When
- Saturday afternoon, December 13, 2025.
- Where
- Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
- Why
- The motive is unknown; the suspect's identity and reasons for targeting the location are still under investigation.
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- Location
- Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Date
- December 13, 2025
- Victims
- 2 dead, 9 injured (mostly students)
- Suspect Description
- Male, possibly in his 30s, dressed in black, possibly wearing a mask
- Law Enforcement Involved
- FBI, ATF, local and state police
- Campus Status
- Under lockdown, shelter-in-place order lifted
- Building Targeted
- Barus & Holley engineering building
- Mass Shootings in 2025
- 389 (as per Gun Violence Archive)
- Arrest Location
- Hampton Inn hotel in Coventry, about 20 miles from Providence
- Ammunition Used
- More than 40 9mm rounds, two loaded 30-round magazines recovered
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