Providence, 15 December (H.S.): Suspect Nabbed in Brown University Bloodbath That Felled Two StudentsA person of interest in his 20s, identified by U.S. media as Benjamin Erickson, has been detained at a Coventry hotel following Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University's Holley engineering building, where a gunman slain two students and wounded nine others.
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez confirmed no further suspects are sought, with federal agents and hundreds of officers swiftly apprehending the black-clad figure captured on CCTV fleeing the 16:00 assault scene, as FBI Director Kash Patel credited a local lead for the early Sunday arrest.
Mayor Brett Smiley reported seven injured in stable condition, one critical, and another discharged, praising victims' resilience amid a community vigil.Brown President Christina Paxson disclosed all casualties were students, supporting bereaved families while noting 2,000 relocated overnight to safe havens offered by locals, with restricted campus zones persisting for probes.
Durham Academy in North Carolina mourned alumna Kendall Turner among the wounded, as President Donald Trump extended White House condolences, wishing swift recovery for the injured. The tragedy, absent a recovered firearm from initial sweeps, elevates U.S. mass shootings—defined as four or more victims—to 389 this year per the Gun Violence Archive.
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