Providence Police Detain Person of Interest After Brown University Shooting, NBC 10 WJAR Reports

Dec 14 (Reuters) – Providence ‌police ​said early ‌on Sunday they have ​taken a person of ‍interest into custody ​in connection ​with ⁠the shooting at Brown University, NBC 10 WJAR reported.

The police did not immediately respond to ‌a Reuters request for comment.

Brown ​University ‌said the ‍shelter-in-place order ⁠on its campus was lifted early on Sunday, although police remained at the location and still considered ​it an active crime scene.

More than 400 law enforcement officers were deployed on Saturday as authorities searched for the suspect in the Rhode Island shooting that killed two students ​and wounded nine others at the Ivy League school.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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