Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting to Be RELEASED

The person of interest who was detained Sunday in the deadly shooting at Brown University is now set to be released by authorities.

The shocking development was announced late Sunday by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and other officials during news conference on Sunday night.

A little over 12 hours earlier, a man identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson, was taken into custody.

Brown University was on lockdown for several hours on Saturday night following the shooting, as campus and Providence, Rhode Island, police looked for the suspect. The university was still filled with students, with finals scheduled for this upcoming week.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Erickson was detained at a Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, about 20 miles away from Brown’s campus, based on a tip provided to Providence PD.

President Donald Trump, earlier on Sunday, said he was sending his “deepest regards and respect” to the families of the two people killed at Brown, and told the nine survivors to “get well fast.”

All victims of the attack are believed to be students.

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