Person of interest in Brown University shooting released

While Providence Police had detained a idiosyncratic of involvement successful the deadly Brown University shooting, officials noted during a Sunday nighttime quality league that the idiosyncratic would beryllium released.

"Shortly we volition beryllium releasing the idiosyncratic of involvement who had been detained earlier today," Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said during the quality conference, "Yeah, look, I deliberation it's just to accidental that, ah, determination is nary ground to see him a idiosyncratic of interest. So that's wherefore he's being released." 

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Providence Mayor Brett Smiley speaks during a property league aft a shooting connected the field of Brown University that near 2 dormant and astatine slightest 8 injured connected Dec. 13, 2025, successful Providence, Rhode Island. (Libby O'Neill/Getty Images)

The Providence Police noted successful a station connected X, "Tonight, we announced that the idiosyncratic of involvement is being released. The probe has been ongoing and remains afloat progressive betwixt each agencies. Since the archetypal telephone to 911, we person not received immoderate circumstantial threats to our community."

Two radical were killed and 9 were injured successful the shooting Saturday astatine the acquisition institution.

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Police officers stay connected the country connected Brown University's field Dec. 13, 2025, successful Providence, Rhode Island. (Libby O'Neill/Getty Images)

"As Providence constabulary proceed to pb this investigation, they person informed Brown that they are continuing their hunt efforts, which includes ongoing coordination with aggregate agencies," the assemblage stated. "There continues to beryllium a heightened magnitude of local, authorities and national constabulary enactment successful the country arsenic instrumentality enforcement continues to analyse and patrol with accrued vigilance. The Department of Public Safety has much than doubled its staffing."

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A Providence Police serviceman takes down transgression country portion crossed the thoroughfare from Barus & Holley School astatine Brown University, the time aft 2 radical were killed and 9 radical were injured by a gunman connected Dec. 14, 2025.  (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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"We proceed to marque each effort to guarantee the information and information of the campus. We are besides advising each subordinate of the Brown assemblage to beryllium vigilant successful their ain activities connected campus," the schoolhouse added.