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 have said.
The disclosure, made at a hastily convened on Sunday (December 14, 2025) late night news conference, represents a stunning turn of events in an investigation into killings that rattled the Ivy League campus and came more than 12 hours after officials had announced that they had taken a person into custody in connection with the attack.
The release means that whoever is responsible for the killing may remain at large.
“We know that this is likely to cause fresh anxiety for our community,” Mayor Brett Smiley said.
The attack Saturday afternoon set off hours of chaos across campus and surrounding Providence neighbourhoods as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place.
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