WPRI | Monday, December 15, 2025 
Gunman still at large as authorities will release man detained in Brown University shooting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The gunman who killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others remained at large late Sunday after authorities announced they were releasing the man detained earlier in the day as a person of interest. At a hastily called 11 p.m. news conference, Attorney General Peter Neronha said lab tests on evidence linked to the detained man “came back negative,” and that the evidence “now points in a different direction.” “There is no basis to consider him a person of interest,” Neronha said. Asked whether the shooter is still in the Providence area, Mayor Brett Smiley said, “We have no way of knowing.” Mayor Brett Smiley acknowledged the development could cause “fresh anxiety” for Providence residents, but said there have been no credible threats since Saturday’s attack. He urged anyone with video from the area of Hope and Waterman streets on Saturday to contact the FBI at fbi.gov/brownuniversityshooting or call Providence police at (401) 272-3121. Neronha said the investigation remains active, with dozens of officers and six prosecutors working the case, but said officials were limited in what details they could share. “We have not yet solved this case, but I’m confident we’re going to do that,” he said. “Obviously we have a murderer out there, frankly, so we’re not going to give away the game plan.” – Read more