The Brown University shooting took place on December 13, 2025, during the university’s fall final exam period in Providence, Rhode Island.

Key date and time

  • The attack occurred on Saturday, December 13, 2025, during the second day of Brown’s fall final examinations.
  • Gunfire began shortly after 4:00 p.m. local time inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley (engineering/physics) building on campus.

What happened

  • A former Brown student entered the Barus and Holley building and opened fire during an exam review or study session, killing two students and wounding nine others.
  • The incident triggered an active-shooter alert across campus, with students told to shelter in place and secure doors while police and campus security responded.

Current context and aftermath

  • News coverage in mid-December 2025 described an intense manhunt and later the detention of a person of interest in connection with the shooting.
  • The event has since been discussed widely in national media and online forums as part of ongoing conversations about campus safety and gun violence.

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