Brown University students describe uncertainty and fear
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After a shooter opened fire, students scrambled for safety in dark rooms and barricaded doors.
Brown University, an Ivy League School, is located in Providence, Rhode Island. It's main address is 1 Prospect St. It is the oldest college in the state, founded in 1764 and the seventh-oldest college in the country. Brown University is in one of the oldest areas of Providence and is integrated into the city.
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine was released after authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody,
Flashback: Nearly 1 million Greater Boston residents sheltered in place on April 19, 2013, while law enforcement searched for Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made the unprecedented decision to ask everyone in metro Boston to stay home while authorities were on the hunt.
A gunman opened fire at Brown University on Saturday, December 13, 2025, killing two people and injuring nine others amid the university's final exam period. The incident occurred
Witness accounts after the Brown University shooting today have been pouring here. Students described the harrowing experience as the top school went into lockdown.
CNN's John Berman interviews his son Joe, who was on Brown University's campus when a shooting happened on Saturday night.