"The person of interest has not been charged in connection to the shooting, but officials are not actively seeking anyone elseProvidence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said. The gunman fired more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun in a classroom in the Barus & Holley building, which houses the School of Engineering and physics department, The Associated Press reported. Police released surveillance footage showing a suspect dressed in black, calmly walking away from the scene."
"The person of interest detained in connection to the deadly mass shooting at Brown University Saturday has been identified as a 24-year-old from Wisconsin, according to multiple media reports. Benjamin Erickson, an Army veteran, was taken into custody at a hotel early Sunday morning, The Washington Post reported. Two students were fatally shot and nine were wounded Saturday afternoon during a final exam at Brown in Providence, Rhode Island."
Benjamin Erickson, a 24-year-old Army veteran from Wisconsin, was detained at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, after a mass shooting at Brown University. Two students were killed and nine were wounded during a final exam in an engineering classroom in the Barus & Holley building; another person suffered fragment injuries. The gunman fired more than 40 rounds from a 9 mm handgun. Police released surveillance footage of a suspect leaving the scene and said the person of interest has not been charged but that no one else was being actively sought. A gun matching the description and an additional firearm were recovered at the hotel.
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