WHITE GUY BROUGHT IN AS PERP IN BROWN SCHOOL SHOOTING

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 9:26:00 PM EST

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WHITE GUY BROUGHT IN AS PERP IN BROWN SCHOOL SHOOTING

GRA: There goes my hilarious "brown on Brown crime" headline.

(CNN)• The person of interest detained in connection with yesterday’s deadly shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple law enforcement sources tell CNN.

• Sources said earlier that the person of interest was found with a revolver and a small Glock handgun in his room at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island. A CNN crew was at the hotel when law enforcement swarmed the location early this morning.

• The shooting left two students dead and nine others injured at the Ivy League school in Providence. A vigil and community event were held at a local park Sunday evening, where the city’s mayor said residents could come together and “shine a little bit of light.” Classes and exams have been canceled at Brown as the campus reels from the shooting.

Person of interest: Benjamin Erickson, 24 – a decorated Army veteran from Wisconsin – has been identified as a person of interest detained in connection with the shooting, multiple law enforcement sources told CNN. Authorities believe Erickson traveled from Wisconsin to Rhode Island to carry out the shooting, the sources said. No charges have been brought as of Sunday evening, and authorities have not publicly identified the person in custody.

Ongoing investigation: A revolver and a small Glock handgun with a laser sight attached were found in a Hampton Inn hotel room in Coventry, Rhode Island, where authorities traced Erickson and detained him following the attack, sources say. Police spent the day collecting evidence, seizing items and searching locations with help from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

GRA: Every once in a while--a shocker. Today, there's TWO. This is one and the Rob Reiner murder is another.

--GRA

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 11:06:00 PM EST