{"id":2521129,"date":"2025-12-14T18:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-that-killed-two-identified\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:25:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:25:35","slug":"person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-that-killed-two-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-that-killed-two-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Person of interest in Brown University shooting that killed two identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fperson-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-that-killed-two-identified%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University has been identified as 24-year-old benjamin erickson from Wisconsin.Erickson was detained by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement early sunday<\/a> in connection with the shooting that left two people dead and nine others injured. Federal agents found him at a hotel about 20 miles from Brown&#8217;s campus in providence, Rhode Island. Though not officially charged yet, police are confident Erickson is the gunman and charges may be filed soon. erickson served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from May 2021 to November 2024 but was never deployed.The shooting occured on a Saturday afternoon while students were taking final exams,when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shootings-surge-in-gun-controlled-new-york-city\/\" title=\"...s Surge in Gun-Controlled New York City\">attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">opened fire<\/a><\/a> in a classroom in the university&#8217;s engineering and physics building. A shelter-in-place order was issued during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/danelo-cavalcante-captured-manhunt-for-escaped-pennsylvania-killer-ends-after-14-days\/\" title=\"Danelo Cavalcante caught: 14-day manhunt for escaped Pennsylvania killer over.\">subsequent manhunt<\/a> but has since been lifted.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Person of interest in Brown University shooting that killed two identified<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2443386\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The person of interest in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mass-shootings\">mass shooting<\/a> at Brown University has been identified as a 24-year-old man from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\">Wisconsin<\/a>, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Erickson was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917235\/person-of-interest-brown-university-shooting\/\">detained<\/a> in connection to the deadly shooting early Sunday, law enforcement officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2025\/12\/14\/brown-university-shooting-suspect\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. Federal agents previously located Erickson at a hotel roughly 20 miles away from Providence, Rhode Island, where Brown&rsquo;s campus is located.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917297\/bystander-gunman-bondi-beach-shooting\/\">Bystander who disarmed gunman during Bondi Beach shooting hailed as hero<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917235\/person-of-interest-brown-university-shooting\/\">Police detain person of interest in Brown University shooting that left two dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917155\/active-shooter-brown-university\/\">Two dead, nine injured in mass shooting at Brown University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While Erickson has not been named the suspect, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said earlier Sunday that they are confident he is the gunman and charges could be filed soon.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, Erickson served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from May 2021 to November 2024, but was never deployed. While hailing from Wisconsin, he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/brown-university-shooting-live-updates-rcna249097\">reportedly<\/a> had an apartment in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917155\/active-shooter-brown-university\/\">TWO DEAD, NINE INJURED IN MASS SHOOTING AT BROWN UNIVERSITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tragic shooting at Brown occurred on Saturday afternoon, when students were taking final exams. A gunman entered a classroom in the school&rsquo;s engineering and physics building and opened fire, killing two people and injuring nine others.<\/p>\n<p>A tense manhunt ensued as the school and the surrounding community were under a shelter-in-place order, which has since been lifted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brown University shooting person of interest identified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2521130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brown-suspect-id.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60369,9832,63075,4300],"class_list":["post-2521129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-brown-university","tag-homicide","tag-person-of-interest","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brown-suspect-id.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521129"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521133,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521129\/revisions\/2521133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}