Brown University Shooting Person of Interest Freed, Search Continues
Evidence "now points in a different direction," and the search for the gunman who remains at large will continue, he said.
Brett Smiley, mayor of Providence, Rhode Island's capital, stated earlier Sunday that authorities had apprehended a person of interest connected to the Brown University attack and that a shelter-in-place directive for the university and neighboring zones had been rescinded. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez had previously informed media that police were confident the detained individual was the shooter.
A gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon inside an academic facility at Brown University, killing at least two students and wounding nine others.
Smiley said Sunday night that although the gunman remains at large, the local community is currently safe.
He stressed the shelter-in-place order was lifted because police received no credible threats against the Brown University community, the city of Providence, or the wider Rhode Island population since the shooting, and that assessment remains unchanged.
"We are not recommending at this time a new shelter-in-place. We do not feel it is necessary," Smiley said.
Smiley added that police will increase their presence in and around Providence and the Brown University campus, and again urged the public to submit any videos that could assist the investigation.
Brown University ranks among the United States' eight Ivy League institutions, enrolling approximately 7,300 undergraduates and more than 3,000 graduate students. Saturday represented the second day of final examinations for the fall semester.
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