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Photos: Aftermath of deadly shooting at Brown University

Police said early Sunday that a person of interest was in custody following a shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence that killed two people and injured nine.

A person prays outside of Barus & Holley School at Brown University where two people were killed and nine people were injured by a gunman in Providence, Rhode Island December 14, 2025. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe

By Boston.com Staff

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Police said early Sunday that a person of interest is in custody following a shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence that killed two and injured nine people Saturday afternoon.

Mourners for the victims of the shooting at Brown University gather for a candlelight vigil at Lippitt Memorial Park in Providence, R.I., on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. – Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times
People place flowers at a makeshift memorial, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, on the campus of Brown University, not far from where a shooting took place on Saturday, in Providence, R.I. – AP Photo/Steven Senne
A bouquet of flowers rests on snow, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, on the campus of Brown University following a deadly shooting. – AP Photo/Steven Senne
A Providence Police officer took down crime scene tape across the street from Barus & Holley School at Brown University – Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
Police tape off hotel rooms where the person of interest was arrested in a shooting in Coventry, RI. – AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi
Police caution tape lays askew at Brown University’s Ittleson Quad Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, after a shooting on Saturday in Providence, R.I. – Lily Speredelozzi/The Sun Chronicle via AP
The New England Patriots dedicated a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting at Brown University before the game. The New England Patriots played the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on December 14, 2025. – Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee (C) walks away from the microphone after briefing reporters at a press conference held to discuss the shooting at Brown University where two people were killed and nine people were injured by a gunman in Providence, Rhode Island December 14, 2025. – Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
Law enforcement officials assist one another while putting on gear in a neighborhood near Brown University, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Providence, R.I. during the investigation of a shooting on Dec. 13. – AP Photo/Steven Senne
People looking out windows of the engineering building at Brown University after a shooting on the campus. – Carlos Munoz/The Boston Globe
Brown University students arrive by campus shuttle bus at a reunification center after a shooting prompted an hourslong lockdown on campus. – Erin Clark/The Boston Globe
A passing police officer exchanges a thumbs up with an apartment resident near Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday night, Dec. 13, 2025. Hundreds of police officers swarmed the streets near Brown University late Saturday in search of a gunman who opened fire on students in a campus building. – Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times

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