Patriots 'heartbroken' as deadly shooting occurs at Brown University

The New England Patriots enactment said it was "heartbroken" implicit the shooting astatine Brown University successful Providence, Rhode Island, that near astatine slightest 2 radical dormant and 9 others wounded.

Police said a idiosyncratic of involvement was successful custody aboriginal Sunday pursuing the incident. The idiosyncratic was apprehended astatine a edifice successful Coventry but wasn’t instantly identified. Providence constabulary Chief Col. Oscar Perez said the detained idiosyncratic was successful their 30s.

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Law enforcement officials transportation rifles portion walking connected a thoroughfare successful a vicinity adjacent Brown University successful Providence, Rhode Island, connected Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 during the probe of a shooting. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

"The New England Patriots are heartbroken by the horrific events astatine Brown University," the squad said.

"We widen our deepest sympathies to those affected and their families, and we stay grateful to the archetypal responders and instrumentality enforcement who acted swiftly to support the students, faculty, unit and the community.

"We basal with Brown University and our neighbors successful Rhode Island during this hard time."

The Patriots volition instrumentality connected the Buffalo Bills connected Sunday afternoon. Gillette Stadium is located astir 25 miles from Brown University.

The Bills were staying successful a edifice adjacent the Ivy League school. The unit and the players were safe, The Athletic reported.

New England Patriots moving backmost Rhamondre Stevenson (38) stiff-arms New York Giants cornerback Cor'Dale Flott, right, during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Brown University has fielded implicit 50 NFL players. Bills antiaircraft tackle Michael Hoecht is the lone subordinate from Brown who is inactive successful the league. He’s connected the injured reserve.

University officials connected Sunday canceled each classes, exams and papers for the remainder of the autumn semester. The schoolhouse said students were escaped to permission to spell backmost home. Those who stayed volition person entree to services and support, Provost Francis Doyle said successful a statement.

A constabulary conveyance rests astatine an intersection adjacent transgression country portion astatine Brown University, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Providence, Rhode Island, pursuing a Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 shooting astatine the university.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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"At this time, it is indispensable that we absorption our efforts connected providing attraction and enactment to the members of our assemblage arsenic we grapple with the sorrow, fearfulness and anxiousness that is impacting each of america close now," Doyle added.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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