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Police have identified 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson as the suspect in custody for the Brown University shooting that killed two people and injured nine others on Saturday, according to three senior law enforcement officials who briefed NBC News.Public records reveal Erickson currently resides in Washington, DC, where he was registered to vote in 2023 with a…
A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others, officials said on Sunday, after hours of panic and a massive manhunt that left large parts of Providence on edge.The shooting unfolded Saturday afternoon during a final exam review…
A quiet winter afternoon at Brown University turned into hours of fear and uncertainty after gunshots rang out on campus, forcing students to hide in darkened rooms as police launched a massive manhunt for the attacker.Shortly after an emergency alert warned of an active shooter, students across the Ivy League campus in Providence were ordered…
Federal Bureau of Investigation released the first footage of the Brown University shooter suspect after finding no leads for over six hours. The suspect, dressed in black, can be seen walking past a traffic light. The shooting left two dead and nine injured.“Help find this Person of Interest. If you have any information, please call…
Providence police said they still have no clear lead into the shooting reported at Brown University, hours after the incident, as questions were raised about what authorities and university officials knew in its aftermath.Officials said that no suspect is currently in custody, contradicting an earlier statement from the university that one person had been detained….
A chilling text message sent by a Brown University student to his mother during a mass shooting on campus has surfaced on social media, capturing the fear and chaos that unfolded at the Ivy League school during final exams.“Text I get from my son is that mom, there’s a live shooting on campus, I’m going…
Multiple people were shot at Brown University, Rhode Island on Saturday, police said, as officers rushed to the campus and searched for the suspect. Authorities initially reported that a suspect was in custody, but later corrected themselves, saying no arrests had been made.The university remained on lockdown late afternoon after an alert warned students and…
In a first since partition, a course on ancient language Sanskrit has been introduced in a university in Pakistan, The Tribune reported. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced the course, with Hindu mythologies like Mahabharat and Gita on the cards too. “People ask me why I’m learning Sanskrit. I tell them, why…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently shared some insights on leadership, vision and sacrifice during a talk held at Cambridge Union Debating Center. During the talk he emphasised that the true strategy is not only about deciding what to pursue but it is also about the discipline of knowing and understanding what to leave behind. Reflecting…
Tezpur University (File photo) GUWAHATI: In a dramatic development amid the crisis at Tezpur University, which has been in complete shutdown for a week, senior-most faculty member Dhruba Bhattacharyya assumed charge as acting vice-chancellor suo motu on Thursday night, citing provisions of the Tezpur University Act, 1993.His move came just hours after VC Shambhu Nath…
