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Person of interest detained after Brown University shooting that killed 2, injured 9

Officials said Sunday that authorities have detained a person of interest in connection with the fatal mass shooting at Brown University during final exam preparations, which left two students dead and wounded nine others. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said during a Sunday morning briefing “we have detained a person of interest,” later identified by NBC News as Benjamin Erickson, 24, of Wisconsin.  The suspect was taken into custody around 3:45 a.m. at a Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, roughly 20 to 30 miles south of Providence, after police received a tip from a member of the public. Law

 

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