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Brown University shooting live updates: Person of interest to be released from custody
Live updates: 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting; person of interest to be releasedwww.nbcnews.com
Wow, this guy's life just got ruined. Not the shooter.
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Brown University suspect unmasked as US Army infantry soldier
The alleged gunman who opened fire at Brown University on Saturday, killing two people and injuring nine others, is a US Army infantry soldier with sniper training.www.dailymail.co.uk
The alleged gunman who opened fire at Brown University on Saturday, killing two people and injuring nine others, is a US Army infantry soldier with sniper training.
A LinkedIn profile connected with Benjamin Erickson, 24, showed he was a decorated soldier in the US Army, where he passed sniper training, had experience with different types of firearms and served as a rifleman from 2021 through 2024.
It also notes that he was taking online classes from the University of Wisconsin-Madison focusing on psychology, but transferred to Brown for the fall semester, once his military service ended.
He is now said to have made a 17-hour trek from Wisconsin to Rhode Island with a laser-equipped firearm, according to law enforcement.
Erickson was then taken into custody early Sunday morning by FBI agents at the Hampton Inn hotel in Coventry, where federal authorities were able to track him using 'geolocation' following a tip-off from Providence police.
It remains unclear why Erickson may have opened fire at the Ivy League school, though authorities are looking into his mental health history, NBC News reported.
