Passers-by walk past crime scene tape at an entrance to Brown University, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Providence, R.I., following the Saturday, Dec. 13, shooting at the university.
CNN analyst details what we know about the detained person of interest

Law enforcement officials have identified the person of interest detained in connection with the Brown University shooting as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin, multiple sources told CNN. CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller has more.

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