Police have suspect in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9

Police have suspect in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
Current Affairs 14 December 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a suspect in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded. Col. Oscar Perez, chief of the Providence police, confirmed at a news conference that the detained suspect was in their 30s and that authorities are not currently searching for anyone else. He declined to say where the suspect was arrested and whether the person was connected to the university. The shooting erupted Saturday afternoon in the engineering building of the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, during final exams. Hundreds of police officers had scoured the Brown University campus along with nearby neighborhoods and pored over video in pursuit of a shooter who opened fire in a classroom . Armed with a handgun, the shooter fired more than 40 9mm rounds, according to a law enforcement official. Authorities as of Sunday morning hadn’t recovered a gun but did recover two loaded 30-round magazines, said the official, who spoke on the condition of

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