ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff.
Police detained 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson, multiple outlets reported Sunday, for the deadly mass shooting on Brown University’s campus on Saturday that left two dead, ending an overnight shelter in place order hours after a shooter opened fire at the Rhode Island college.
At a Sunday morning press conference, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced a person of interest was in custody and the shelter in place order was lifted.
Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said he could only provide “limited” information about the person of interest so far, who he said was detained “earlier this morning.”










