New information after the armed attack at Brown University in the USA. Students leave campus
Authorities descended on a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, following the attack that occurred a day earlier at Brown University in Providence. Credit: Kyle Mazza / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia
Police in the US state of Providence, Rhode Island, have detained a “person of interest” in the investigation into the attack at Brown University, in which two students died and nine others were injured, according to Reuters.
A law enforcement source told CNN the man was apprehended while at a hotel in Coventry.
The city's police chief, Oscar Perez, told reporters that the detained man is in his 30s and that authorities are not looking for anyone else at this time. The official declined to confirm whether the person belonged to the university or not.
“The people of Providence should breathe a little easier this morning,” Mayor Brett Smiley said at a news conference.
However, it is not clear if the person detained is actually the shooter or a man connected to the crimes.
Condition of injured persons
According to the mayor, seven of the nine people injured in the attack at Brown University are in stable condition. Another victim is in critical condition, while another person has already been discharged.
Smiley said the lockdown order for neighborhoods in the area was lifted after the suspect was apprehended, but that some streets remain closed as investigators do specific work on the scene. Residents should expect a visible police presence throughout the city, the mayor said.
Access to certain areas of the university campus was still restricted on Sunday as police maintained a security perimeter.
Brown University has canceled all remaining classes, exams, papers and projects for the rest of the fall semester, according to officials at the educational institution.
“In the wake of these devastating events, we recognize that learning and assessment are significantly affected in the short term, and that many students and others will want to leave campus,” University Chancellor Francis J. Doyle III wrote in a note to the school community, cited by The New York Times.
