Brown University, shooting and Rhode Island
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Last Saturday, two people were killed and nine others wounded at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, after a gunman dressed in black entered the Ivy League school's engineering building during final exams and began firing.
Days after a mass shooting at Brown University, the community is still grieving. “I can’t imagine what the Brown students are going through right now,” Roger Williams University professor Matt Zaitchik said.
Brown Univ and Rhode Island AG condemned online doxxing after a student was falsely linked to the shooting, warning social media speculation is dangerous.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha (D) on Monday said the FBI “got over their skis” after a person was arrested and then released in connection with a shooting at Brown
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As Brown University shooting manhunt continues, FBI offers reward for info leading to conviction
The FBI was asking for the public's help finding a man "with a stocky build" in connection with Saturday's fatal mass shooting in Providence, Rhode Island.
Gov. Dan McKee said that President Donald Trump was very "empathetic" on the phone as they talked about the university shooting.
Former Providence Deputy Police Chief Thomas Verdi said it was unlikely that a high-powered rifle was used, as it would have led to more casualties.
Authorities provided more details about the Brown University shooting suspect, stating that a person of interest was detained in Providence, Rhode Island.