As a manhunt for a gunman who killed two and injured nine at Brown University stretched into a third day, residents and officials alike were growing weary.
The Ivy League school has faced a series of challenges related to protests and politics. Through it all, it has kept its gates open to the city and tried to heal divisions on campus.
Brown University has been open to the city around it. After last weekend’s shooting, some are asking if the school should do more to harden the campus to protect student safety.
Police officers investigating the Brown University shooting released a man they called a “person of interest.” Officials defended the twist in the case as the normal course of policing.
On Sunday morning in Providence, R.I., the police had detained a “person of interest” in connection to the shooting at Brown University. By late evening, they backpedaled.
A gunman who killed two students at Brown University is still at large. There were no specific threats against other schools, but many are taking precautions.
Hours after announcing they had detained a person in connection with the deadly shooting at Brown University, officials appealed to the public for new leads.
Mayor Brett Smiley of Providence speaking at Lippitt Memorial Park on Sunday during a candlelight vigil for the victims of a shooting at Brown University.
The student, in his first year at Brown, was shot in the leg. He described helping others who were more seriously injured as they hid in their classroom.
The university sent an alert late Saturday afternoon warning students to hide. A suspect was not in custody, university officials said, correcting an earlier posting.
The university sent an alert late Saturday afternoon warning students to hide. A suspect was not in custody, university officials said, correcting an earlier posting.
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