{"id":2521280,"date":"2025-12-15T09:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-to-release-person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-as-evidence-points-in-different-direction\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:58:12","slug":"police-to-release-person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-as-evidence-points-in-different-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-to-release-person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-as-evidence-points-in-different-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Police to Release Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting as Evidence Points in Different Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fpolice-to-release-person-of-interest-in-brown-university-shooting-as-evidence-points-in-different-direction%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=2521280&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>A person of interest detained in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two dead and nine injured has been released without charges. Authorities currently have no suspects in custody. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley assured the community that there are no credible threats at this time and residents remain safe. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha and Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez explained that the investigation led to the individual&#8217;s release due to insufficient evidence to prosecute,emphasizing that such developments are typical in complex investigations.Police plan to continue door-to-door inquiries in the affected neighborhood and seek additional video evidence,as nothing actionable has emerged from within the university building. Brown University has urged vigilance, highlighting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-jamaal-bowman-pushes-defunding-police-after-requesting-special-police-protection-at-his-home\/\" title=\"Democrat Jamaal Bowman Pushes Defunding ... After Requesting Special ... Protection At His Home\">increased police presence<\/a> on and around campus as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement agencies intensify<\/a> their search efforts.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A person of interest detained in Saturday&rsquo;s Brown University shooting is being released without charges. Two people were killed and nine were injured in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently no suspects in custody.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will be releasing the person of interest who had been detained earlier today,&rdquo; Mayor Brett Smiley said late Sunday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/turnto10.com\/news\/local\/brown-university-shooting-providence-rhode-island-person-of-interest-custody-2-killed-nine-injured-police-fbi-shelter-in-place-december-14-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJAR-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the wider Providence, Rhode Island, community was not at risk from the release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ever since the initial call a day and a half ago, we have not received any credible or specific threats to the Providence community,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We believe you remain safe in our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Neronha said. &ldquo;Sometimes you head in one direction and then you have to regroup and go in another.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was some degree of evidence that pointed to this individual, but that evidence needs to be corroborated and confirmed,&rdquo; Neronha said, adding that police followed the evidence in releasing the person of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We did our thorough investigation, examined, ended up drafting some search warrants, came up with some evidence, but that evidence was examined and we didn&rsquo;t have enough, obviously, to be able to prosecute anybody and so the person was released,&rdquo; Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Investigations will tell us if something is valid or not, whether something needs to be ruled out,&rdquo; Perez said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a mistake; it&rsquo;s just how investigations work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smiley said that as police pursue ne leads, they will go door to door in the neighborhood where the shooting took place, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/live-story\/news\/crime\/2025\/12\/15\/brown-university-mass-shooting-suspect-victims-providence-rhode-island-what-to-know-today\/87772388007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Providence Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said police will be seeking additional video evidence because nothing &ldquo;actionable&rdquo; came from within the college building where the shooting took place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: A manhunt is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-push-to-expand-solar-energy-risks-fueling-chinas-humanitarian-crisis\/\" title=\"Report: Biden\u2019s push to expand solar energy risks fueling China\u2019s humanitarian crisis\">full-steam ahead<\/a> this morning after police RELEASED Brown University shooting person of interest Benjamin Erickson.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence now &ldquo;points in a different direction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is a total MESS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlEk4Ab7Ch\">pic.twitter.com\/WlEk4Ab7Ch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2000543456175755677?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown University urged vigilance, but noted there is an increased police presence around the college and in the community, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/brown-university-mass-shooting-manhunt-gunman-12-15-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Providence police continue to lead this investigation, they have informed Brown that they are continuing their search efforts, which includes ongoing coordination with multiple agencies,&rdquo; 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