January 1, Brown Campus Shooting Leaves Community Shaken

Wyatt’s Take

• A campus review session turned violent when a gunman opened fire.
• Police have a person of interest in custody, but many details remain unknown.
• Students scrambled for safety as chaos erupted in the classroom.

A shooting erupted inside a Brown University classroom during a final exam review. The attacker entered, shouted something, and opened fire according to witnesses.

Professor Rachel Friedberg said she was not there, and the class was being led by a teaching assistant who survived. He told her, “The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. He said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something — he couldn’t remember what he yelled — and started shooting.”

Friedberg added, “Students started to scramble to try to get away from the shooter, trying to get lower down in the stadium seating, and people got shot. I don’t know if they’re the only ones who got shot or not.”

The teaching assistant told reporters, “He came in, pointed the gun, and then screamed something. I don’t know what he said, and none of the other students know what he said. Then he just started shooting right after that.”

According to Providence police chief Oscar Perez, a person of interest is in custody, though authorities have not revealed any further details. The weapon used in the attack was a handgun.

As more information comes in, stay tuned for updates on this story affecting so many families.

Wyatt Matters

Violence like this shakes the foundation of our communities, leaving parents and neighbors on edge. It’s a reminder of the need to protect our young people and to value vigilance in our daily lives.

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