Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An individual detained by police as a person of interest in the Brown University shooting will be released, authorities and officials said late Sunday as the investigation into the crime continues.
The person of interest was taken into police custody early Sunday following a tip that led police to a Hampton Inn in the Rhode Island town of Coventry.
The announcement of the person's imminent release was made before midnight Sunday in a social media statement from Providence Police.
"We know that this is likely to cause fresh anxiety for our community and we want to reiterate what we said earlier, which remains true, which is ever since the initial call a day and a half ago, we have not received any credible or specific threats to the Providence community," Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said during a late Sunday press conference about the individual's release.
"And so the status of safety in our community remains unchanged and we believe that you remain safe in our community."
