Person of interest in custody in deadly Brown University shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have a person of interest in custody in connection with Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Two people were killed and nine others were wounded in the shooting Saturday afternoon. As of Sunday morning, one is in critical but stable condition at Rhode Island Hospital, while seven are stable, and one has been discharged, according to Mayor Brett Smiley.

Brown University President Christina Paxson said all 11 victims were students. None of them had been identified as of early Sunday.

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Coventry police told Nexstar's WPRI that they assisted the FBI in apprehending the person of interest around 3:45 a.m. ET at a hotel on Center of New England Boulevard. That person is now being transported to Providence.

"This is exactly the kind of collaboration that we train for and that we hope for," Smiley said. "Our partnership with the FBI, with the state police, and obviously, the heroic actions of the Providence police have brought us to this point."

Photos above: FBI agents and police investigate at Coventry hotel where person of interest in Brown University shooting was apprehended (Ryan Welch/WPRI-TV)

At a news conference Sunday morning, Smiley said the shelter-in-place order has been lifted for the campus and the surrounding community, effective immediately.

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said detectives are now collecting evidence and conducting interviews with the hope of holding someone accountable for the shooting.

"The collaboration between our federal partners, our different municipalities in the state, it's all hands on deck," he said. "And when there's incidents in the city that shock the conscience, we know for a fact that we just step up."

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Police said the gunman entered the Barus and Holley engineering building around 4 p.m. ET Saturday and opened fire on students who were reviewing for final exams.

Armed with a handgun, the shooter fired more than 40 9mm rounds, the Associated Press reports, citing a law enforcement official. Authorities as of Sunday morning hadn’t recovered a gun but did recover two loaded 30-round magazines, said the official, who spoke with the AP on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

The Brown campus and surrounding neighborhoods were instructed to shelter in place as first responders flooded the area.

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Eva Erickson, a doctoral candidate who was the runner-up earlier this year on the CBS reality competition show “Survivor,” said she left her lab in the engineering building 15 minutes before shots rang out.

The engineering and thermal science student shared candid moments on “Survivor” as the show’s first openly autistic contestant. She was locked down in the campus gym following the shooting and shared on social media that the only other member of her lab who was present was safely evacuated.

Brown senior biochemistry student Alex Bruce was working on a final research project in his dorm directly across the street from the building when he heard sirens outside.

“I’m just in here shaking,” he said, watching through the window as armed officers surrounded his dorm.

Smiley said this type of scenario is something that city, police and school officials have had no choice but to think about and train for.

"I think maybe intellectually, we knew it could happen anywhere, including here ... but that's not the same as it happening in our community," Smiley said. "This is an incredibly upsetting and emotional time for Providence, for Brown, for all of us."

"This is not something we should have to train for," he added, "but we have."

Gov. Dan McKee said R.I. State Police will continue to be on alert.

The scene of the shooting is still active, with several blocks closed off in the area as police continue to investigate.

Smiley also said there will be an increased law enforcement presence throughout the city in an effort to make people feel safer.

University officials on Sunday canceled all classes, exams, papers and projects for the remainder of the fall semester and said students were free to leave. Those who remain on campus will have access to services and support, Provost Francis Doyle said in a statement.

“At this time, it is essential that we focus our efforts on providing care and support to the members of our community as we grapple with the sorrow, fear and anxiety that is impacting all of us right now,” Doyle wrote.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.