Law enforcement will be releasing the person of interest in the Brown University shooting.
The manhunt for the Brown University shooter is still underway.
Two people are dead and nine are injured after a gunman opened fire at Brown University on Saturday.
Overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning, police took Benjamin Erickson into custody as a person of interest to question him.
Erickson, a Wisconsin native, was not enrolled as a student at Brown.
Later Sunday, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced law enforcement would be releasing Erickson from custody.
Officials do not have enough evidence to prosecute Erickson.
Police Chief Oscar Perez said the FBI “followed through with” a tip and located a person of interest.
Law enforcement looked into Erickson’s alleged history of mental health issues.
“We will be releasing the person of interest who had been detained earlier today,” said Providence Mayor Brett Smiley.
“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… we have not received any credible or specific threats to the Providence community,” he added.
“And so the status of safety in our community remains unchanged. And we believe that you remain safe in our community,” he said.
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BREAKING: Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced that law enforcement will release the person of interest in the Brown University shooting who was detained earlier Sunday morning. pic.twitter.com/KyvMpEA1cE
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