RI - Mass Shooting at Brown University - Providence 13 Dec 2025

[Yellowbelly]

Where have we seen that before? (rhetorical)

If he has stuffed a long rifle down his trouser leg, then I can't imagine he's walked very far like that. It would suggest he's parked his car somewhere nearby.

 

[justtrish]

I was curious how the age description went from 30s to the person that was detained. He was so young looking and even with a face partially covered I wouldn't say he could be thought to be in his 30s. I hope the real suspect is caught soon.

 

[Tealgrove]

Well well well…..

I wouldn’t be attending class or even on campus until this person is arrested.

This is some kind of scary.

 

[na19]

WOW, this is pretty shocking. What a horrible experience for this young man. Now his name and picture have been spread around. Lawsuit??

 

[sds71]

Scott MacFarlane
@MacFarlaneNews


FBI has set up public form for people to submit photos and videos ... to help their search for Brown University shooterhttps://tips.fbi.gov/digitalmedia/614ee3a4a073699

 

[Inthedetails]

He was not charged!
And LE didn't name him.
Media did.
Sure...."quoting unnamed sources".

So...
I'm pessimistic as I wrote earlier

Wasn't this guy the second one to be treated as person of interest?
The first one was released quite quickly, no?

It seems nobody at the Uni recognized the attacker.

And so much for CCTV all over the place!

JMO

Exactly. Somebody leaked the name. Who?

jmo

 

[Inthedetails]

Exactly. Somebody leaked the name. Who?

jmo

And, wasn't CNN at the hotel at the time of the arrest? If so, how did that happen?

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jmo

 

[LAborn]

Exactly. Somebody leaked the name. Who?

jmo

LE didn't deny or confirm that the person named by the media was the person they questioned. Either LE leaked it or maybe the person who submitted the tip or possibly a hotel worker or amateur sleuth who listens to scanners or follows LE around (i.e. "Nightcrawler").

 

[Inthedetails]

LE didn't deny or confirm that the person named by the media was the person they questioned. Either LE leaked it or maybe the person who submitted the tip or possibly a hotel worker or amateur sleuth who listens to scanners or follows LE around (i.e. "Nightcrawler").

Yes, I'm wondering if someone at the hotel or a fellow guest (if he's been staying there awhile and made friendly banter with others) gave info to reporters.

Still, CNN was on scene at the arrest. Maybe they heard on a scanner or maybe it was a leak.

I realize LE isn't perfect, but this was a big deal.

jmo

 

[LAborn]

Yes, I'm wondering if someone at the hotel or a fellow guest (if he's been staying there awhile and made friendly banter with others) gave info to reporters.

Still, CNN was on scene at the arrest. Maybe they heard on a scanner or maybe it was a leak.

I realize LE isn't perfect, but this was a big deal.

jmo

How did CNN get his name though? That's not usually put out on the scanner.

 

[darring21]

Yes, I'm wondering if someone at the hotel or a fellow guest (if he's been staying there awhile and made friendly banter with others) gave info to reporters.

Still, CNN was on scene at the arrest. Maybe they heard on a scanner or maybe it was a leak.

I realize LE isn't perfect, but this was a big deal.

jmo

I'm pretty sure they said CNN personnel were staying at that hotel and woke up to the activity. They may have gotten info from hotel employees about who was staying in that particular room.

 

[Yellowbelly]

All the posts on here concerning the person of interest have been deleted, so I can't go back and check, but I'm sure it was a case of 'sources, on condition of anonymity have told...' a particular media company that the person arrested was called xxxxx. In which case the name would have been leaked to them by somebody in LE, in which case you would hope they're for the high jump!

 

[Lore Listener]

Well well well…..

I wouldn’t be attending class or even on campus until this person is arrested.

This is some kind of scary.

Shades of Moscow with an unsolved, high-profile multiple murder happening right before the holiday. Sigh. These poor kids.

I saw a photo yesterday of a professor giving "free mom hugs." (I can't find it now.) That would be me right now, heaven forbid it ever happens at my campus--but let's be honest. It happens everywhere.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Person of interest in Brown University shooting to be released as manhunt for killer is underway

The person who opened fire on campus remained at large. “Obviously we have a murderer out there,” Rhode Island's attorney general said.

www.nbcnews.com

A person of interest identified in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University will be released from custody, authorities said late Sunday, sparking a manhunt for the killer.

“Evidence now points in a different direction,” Gov. Dan McKee said at a news conference Sunday night.

The 24-year-old man was detained Sunday morning, three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News. On Sunday night, officials said there was no longer a reason to keep him in custody in connection with the shooting, which killed two students and wounded nine other people at the Ivy League school...

 

[Curiousobserver]

Exactly. Somebody leaked the name. Who?

jmo

Every main stream media outlet put his name out there. They wouldn't do that unless it was a leak from a "credible" source, at least a person in a position where they should have been credible, and you know, competent.

You don't send a swat team into a random hotel unless you have something more than an inkling. This is a huge miss right from the decision to detain him in the first place.

 

[Inthedetails]

Every main stream media outlet put his name out there. They would do that unless it was a leak from a "credible" source, at least a person in a position where they should be credible, and you know, competent.

I expect a few months from now, we'll get behind-the-scenes info about what how it happened. And, it will be disappointing but not necessarily surprising info. jmopinion

 

[Marie A]

WOW, this is pretty shocking. What a horrible experience for this young man. Now his name and picture have been spread around. Lawsuit??

Agree 100%
Absolute lawsuit with big pay out.
They divulged SO much about him- photo of handsome young man, Wisconsin native, military training, scope on his weapon and etc.
How horrifying to do this to an innocent man.
Yikes!!!!

 

[Marie A]

Person of interest in deadly Brown University shooting released

A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after an investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction,” officials said Sunday night.

www.wcvb.com

Local news saying they have no photos of the shooter’s face, very few cameras around that building at Brown.
Nothing to release other than that one photo/video from behind.



All IMHO
They aren’t going to catch this perp unless they can trace DNA on the magazines they are said to have recovered from the scene

Also I remember reading the hotel arrest was due to a “tip” received.
Tipster obviously grasping at straws- bad tip!!
Majority of tips in all these cases aren’t valid/ end up as bad tips.

I’m still shocked about this one though.
Reminds me of Richard Jewell but thank goodness they noticed their mistake a lot quicker this time.
Hoping BE can recover from this devastating insult.
Poor Richard Jewell ate his feelings after false accusations and died from obesity/diabetes complications at only 44.

Personally I can take a gander at what was shouted during the Brown shooting.
I think the profile of the perp is very different from the clean cut gentleman BE whose life was just upended.

 

[JennieM]

10 min ago

There continues to be no threat to the public, Providence mayor says​

From CNN's Chris Boyette

Despite an unidentified killer on the loose and an ongoing manhunt in the wake of the shooting at Brown University, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said students at Brown and people in Providence are safe.

“We don’t believe that there is an imminent threat to public safety here in the city of Providence, and there is, in fact, an enhanced police presence throughout the city,” Smiley said Monday morning.

The mayor said there have been no credible threats since the shooting late afternoon Saturday.

“There’s been no additional either threat or act of violence that has occurred since the horrific incident a day and a half ago,” Smiley said.

But that doesn’t mean the community isn’t on edge.

Smiley said there have been “several” false calls reported, which police took seriously, but were deemed unfounded.

Students at Brown have told CNN they “don’t feel safe” and many people are “very paranoid.”

As the search for the shooter continues, investigators across local, state and federal agencies are working well together, according to Smiley.

“The boots on the ground here are all professionals. They have a preexisting and long-standing relationship, and everyone is focused on the task at hand in doing their job,” Smiley said. “Of course, they’re getting tired. There hasn’t been a lot of sleep in the last two days.”

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/brown-university-shooting-manhunt-12-15-25

 

[LAborn]

Person of interest in deadly Brown University shooting released

A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after an investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction,” officials said Sunday night.

www.wcvb.com

Local news saying they have no photos of the shooter’s face, very few cameras around that building at Brown.
Nothing to release other than that one photo/video from behind.



All IMHO
They aren’t going to catch this perp unless they can trace DNA on the magazines they are said to have recovered from the scene

Also I remember reading the hotel arrest was due to a “tip” received.
Tipster obviously grasping at straws- bad tip!!
Majority of tips in all these cases aren’t valid/ end up as bad tips.

I’m still shocked about this one though.
Reminds me of Richard Jewell but thank goodness they noticed their mistake a lot quicker this time.
Hoping BE can recover from this devastating insult.
Poor Richard Jewell ate his feelings after false accusations and died from obesity/diabetes complications at only 44.

Personally I can take a gander at what was shouted during the Brown shooting.
I think the profile of the perp is very different from the clean cut gentleman BE whose life was just upended.

No front view because of lack of cameras, wow...I wonder if he scoped out the campus prior to learn this. Also hope there's DNA evidence and that he's in the system!

Richard Jewell case was horrible!

Agreed, suspect the same about the real perp being diametrically opposed to the young man they falsely accused!!! If I was his mother I would be livid!!!