Category: Crime

Police: “were familiar with who this individual was.” ?

Maybe because:
Neighbors Warned Police That Minnesota Mass Shooter Repeatedly Threatened Violence.

Two Dead, Plus Gunman, Multiple People Injured in Minneapolis Shooting

I won’t call this a mass shooting, even if the media is, but it’s still a horrific enough scene in Minneapolis this morning. Two people are dead, and six others were injured, including three police officers, in an incident that had the police showing up to something that was probably a combination of a TV cop show scene and something out of their professional nightmares.

It also appears that, thankfully, the gunman was also killed.

Officers confronted a barrage of gunfire, their vision clouded by a haze, as they responded to a shooting at a Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday that left at least two people dead and injured multiple others, officials said.

Police exchanged gunfire with the shooter as they rushed to rescue victims and bring them to safety, Minneapolis Police Interim Chief Bill Peterson said. Three officers were injured, two of them by gunshots.

The shooter, who officials have not yet named, was also confirmed dead, officials said. Peterson said police “were familiar with who this individual was.”

The mass shooting forced residents to flee the halls and hide in apartments as the chaotic scene unfolded.

What appears to be dozens of officers poured into the apartment building in response to the shooting, video obtained by CNN affiliate WCCO shows. Officers armed with long guns can later be seen keeping watch outside as several people are wheeled out from the building on stretchers. The area was surrounded by police cruisers, armored vehicles and ambulances.

“But for their heroic work, the death toll would have been far higher,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference Wednesday night.

One person died at the scene and another died at a hospital, Minneapolis city officials said. Another three civilians were shot and are being treated at a hospital.

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FBI Releases Latest Data On Post-SCOTUS Crime Wave That Hasn’t Arrived

The FBI’s new crime report is out, and it’s safe to say that those who listened to the predictions of anti-Second Amendment groups are wondering where the crime is.

Since the Supreme Court struck down New York’s discretionary system for issuing concealed carry permits in June 2022, groups like Everytown, Giffords and Brady United predicted public safety would be diminished by the decision. However, the FBI’s data noted that in 2025, the murder rate went down 18.1%, while violent crime fell by over 9%.

One survey of crime that is widely cited is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) carried out by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), which showed from 2021 to 2023, the NCVS reported a 36% increase in the violent crime victimization rate, according to the report.

The FBI shifted how it gathered the data after 2020. In 2021, nearly 40% of police agencies did not send the data to the FBI. However, for the 2023 report, 72% of agencies reportedly participated. The FBI’s release of the new crime figures stated that over 17,000 agencies participated in sending crime data for 2025, while 16,791 sent information on so-called “hate crimes.”

In a July 22 poll commissioned by the Crime Prevention Research Center, the number of people who reported carrying a concealed firearm went up from 24.3% in December 2024 to 30.9%. In other words, more people are carrying concealed.

This is not surprising for two reasons: First, since Bruen, states like California, New York and New Jersey can’t deny a permit because someone didn’t prove “good cause” to carry a firearm. Second, we’re also seeing many states going to “constitutional carry” where no permit is needed at all.

The result, if you believe the polling data, is that a would-be crook has a much larger chance of coming across an armed citizen when he is trying to commit his crimes. Armed citizens end up being far less understanding than a Soros prosecutor, and the result… well, we’ve seen the results in some recent news articles.

In other words, criminals are probably electing not to do things which might lead to an encounter with an armed citizen. So, it’s no wonder crime’s been dropping.

Multiple dead, others injured in shooting at In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, officials say

Multiple people were killed and others were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, according to officials.

The shooter is dead, Josh Palmer, the city’s public information officer, said, and all shelter-in-place orders have been lifted.

“We believe that the threat to the community is over,” Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters Saturday evening.

The highly-anticipated burger chain had been open for only a week at its Twin Falls location, its new, beckoning storefront quickly becoming a local destination before the violence.

Video showed customers and In-N-Out workers, distinguishable by their red aprons and branded paper hats, running frantically into the parking lot as several shots were heard.

The incident joined a growing list of shootings in recent months that have sent people fleeing from ordinary places: a food festival, parades, places of worship and community gatherings across the country.

The suspected shooter “was nearby on the scene there, and we are working to try to ascertain his identity and the motivations behind that,” Hicks said.

Saturday’s shooting unfolded in one of Twin Falls’ busiest commercial areas, a stretch of the city’s north side filled with hotels, national retailers and restaurants that serve residents and travelers alike. Located approximately 130 miles southeast of Boise, Twin Falls is a regional hub for much of southern Idaho.

Twin Falls authorities have not provided the exact number of fatalities but earlier told CNN at least three people had been killed. It’s unclear if the shooter was included in that initial number.

Authorities believe there was one active shooter and are working “to determine now some of the other individuals who may have been involved in it,” Palmer told CNN.

Palmer advised the public to stay vigilant for more updates from police.

“I would caution people, we’re seeing a lot of misinformation on social media, so just be cautious,” he said.

The Twin Falls Police Department had urged residents to avoid the area, saying nearby roads and the Perrine Bridge, the primary crossing over the Snake River Canyon for miles, were closed.

Some of the state’s representatives in Washington, DC, said early Saturday they were thankful and praying for first responders.

“I’m grateful for the swift response of Idaho’s first responders,” said Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo on X.

Trans gunman caught in alleged casino terror plot with huge cache of weapons 

Las Vegas cops busted a transgender gunman who allegedly planned a casino massacre using a huge cache of weapons.

Allison Howlett, 36, who was born a man but lives as a woman, was arrested Saturday on charges of making terroristic threats, assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, gun theft and other offenses.

The wild story unfolded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday when Howlett’s former spouse, who is female, called police to report Howlett had stolen her car and the vehicle held numerous firearms, Henderson Police Chief Reggie Rader said.

The former spouse said Howlett intended to commit “suicide by cop” or carry out a mass shooting, Radar said.

Howlett’s ex was tracking her stolen car on her phone and led cops to it where it was parked in a garage at Sunset Station hotel, the top cop said.

As officers approached the vehicle Howlett blasted music over the car’s stereo and refused commands to exit. He did, however, ask cops for a drink of water.

“Officers were eventually able to establish communication and convince her to roll down her window during negotiations,” said Rader.

“When she asked for water, the quick-thinking officers developed a plan to take her into custody as an opportunity arose when she reached for the water,” he explained. “Officers used that moment to gain control of her hands and remove her from the vehicle.”

Allison Howlett in a jail uniform during a court appearance.
Howlett is seen in a courtroom still on July 1. The judge set her bail at $500k.

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Jonathan Goldstein: The facts we’re ignoring that can combat gun crime

“There were never any signs.”

“We never saw this coming.”

“No one thought he would do something like this.”

Oftentimes when we hear news of a shooting, it’s accompanied by reflections of those who believed the shooter never showed any signs of violence.

And while there certainly are some cases in which this holds true, in many — many — instances, the signs were there all along.

As the firearms debate continues to rage, with anti-gun politicians working to increase gun restrictions while pro-Second Amendment advocates labor to preserve constitutional rights, looking beyond soundbites to the facts is critical.

And the fact is that when it comes to gun violence, data show us that we actually largely know who kills and assaults with firearms.

The Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy provided a staggering snapshot: Even though only 15 percent of Americans over 15 years old have arrest records, approximately 90 percent of those who kill as adults have adult arrest records, “with an average adult criminal career [involving crimes committed as an adult rather than a child] of six or more years, including four major adult felony arrests.

In other words, murder is rarely — rarely — a first criminal offense. And nearly all perpetrators are already having significant interactions with the criminal justice system before they kill.

Put more pointedly, we have our hands on those who kill on average four or more times for a major felony of some sort before they murder.

Here’s something else we know from the same Harvard journal piece: “Insofar as studies focus on perpetrators, they show that neither a majority, nor many, nor virtually any murderers are ordinary ‘law abiding citizens.’”

And yet, in the name of reducing gun violence, anti-gun pundits and politicians often advocate for regulations targeting law abiding citizens. And then when these don’t work, they advocate for more restrictions targeting law abiding citizens.

Here’s something even more that we know—this from an article in the University of Chicago Journal of Law and Economics: “Shooters … tend to demonstrate ‘poor aggression control, impulsiveness, alcoholism, willingness to take risks, and sensation seeking.” Further, “Shooters tend to be between the ages of 15–24 and from low-income families.”

And in many cases, shooters have past experiences being placed outside the home in child welfare settings.

Now let me be clear, this is not to impugn low-income families or our child welfare system or the children impacted by it. To the contrary, these are our fellow Americans who are facing or have faced trials and suffering that we as a society should want to alleviate and work to alleviate.

Instead, what this information does — if we will pay attention — is offer a roadmap for addressing gun violence before it happens.

Here’s what actually works:

First, we must be willing to identify factors exhibited by individuals that suggest they might commit gun violence. These include individuals with multiple prior felony arrests or individuals demonstrating poor aggression control and with a history of police interactions.

And second, we must properly resource the intervention modalities that help our fellow Americans who are suffering and display predictive behaviors before they commit gun crimes.

Contrary to ineffective efforts to make illegal that which already is illegal, policymakers must focus on what actually works.

This would not only protect the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens, but it would also redirect those who may choose violent crime toward a better path and deliver effective solutions that ultimately protect lives.

Jonathan Goldstein is a founding partner of Goldstein Law Partners and also owns a number of small manufacturing companies across Pennsylvania. He is a Board Member of the National Rifle Association but wrote this piece in his individual capacity. 

Mass Shooters by Race:Demographics of Assailants 1966-2026

By Cassandra McBride

Report Highlights: Mass shooters represent a small portion of the population across all demographics.

  • There were 202 mass shooters from 1966 to 2026, equalling 1 for every 1.6 million people in the U.S.
  • White Americans accounted for 56.9% of mass shooters in the U.S.
  • When methodology is expanded to include gang and dispute-related shootings, black adolescents account for 53% of school shooters.

Ammo.com provides accurate and reliable data on a variety of subjects. You can view the sources used in this article here.

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Massachusetts Gun Laws No Match for Repeat, Violent Felon Who Targeted Boston-Area Drivers

It’s not easy to own a gun in Massachusetts, at least not legally. If you don’t mind breaking the law, though, it’s absurdly simple: steal a gun, buy a gun on the black market, have someone else buy a gun for you, or build your own, to name a few options.

Authorities still haven’t said how 46-year-old Tyler Brown got ahold of the gun he used to randomly fire at motorists on Cambridge’s busy Memorial Drive on Monday afternoon, but he did in clear violation of Massachusetts gun laws… and was aided by one of the state’s soft-on-crime judges.

Five years ago, Brown copped a plea deal after he engaged in a similar random shooting spree, firing more than a dozen rounds at responding officers. Brown was already on probation for a 2014 assault and batter with a dangerous weapon charge, and ended up pleading guilty to a number of charges for the 2020 shooting; including armed assault with intent to murder.

Despite his violent past and present, a judge sentenced Brown to just five-to-six years in prison. That’s about half the time prosecutors were asking for.

One of the officers involved in that 2020 attack wrote in a victim impact statement saying: “I am a firm believer that when Mr. Tyler Brown gets out, he will hurt, or worse, kill someone,” the officer said. “Probation apparently means nothing to Mr. Tyler Brown, nor does the value of life.”

Brown was still on probation when he opened fire at motorists on Monday, leading drivers to ditch their vehicles as they ran to find cover.

Gunman Tyler Brown allegedly fired 50 to 60 rounds indiscriminately from an assault-style rifle as he erratically walked down Memorial Drive in Cambridge around 1:20 p.m., Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said during a press conference.

At 1:06 p.m., Cambridge police received a 911 call from Boston police, who said an individual acting erratically and in possession of a rifle was in Cambridge, Ryan said.

Massachusetts State Police and Cambridge police arrived as Brown was actively firing down the road at stopped cars, authorities said.

According to Ryan, a Massachusetts State Police trooper was the first law enforcement officer to respond, and he was aided by an armed citizen; a yet-to-be-identified Marine who the D.A. says was licensed to carry a gun. The pair engaged Brown, who had already shot two people by that point, and were able to stop his attack with multiple shots of their own.

That’s right. None of the state’s draconian gun laws prevented this crime, but an armed citizen was able to stop it thanks to the fact that they were exercising their right to carry.

This should be a wakeup call to Massachusetts residents, if not the Democrat lawmakers who have complete control over the state legislature. Voters were promised that the state’s recent overhaul of its gun laws (which include brand new restrictions on “assault weapons,” new training mandates for would-be gun owners, and a host of restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms) would prevent incidents like this from ever taking place. Instead, we saw just how impotent those laws are when it comes to violent offenders… and the importance of being able to shoot back when a murderous madman is intent on gunning down innocent victims.

But the gun-grabbers yammer for more gun control..

Report: Gunman Who Killed Eight Children Was Given Probation for Gun Charge in 2019 Plea Deal

The man who shot and killed eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday was reportedly given probation for a gun charge in a 2019 plea deal.

Breitbart News pointed out that the Shreveport gunman was a 31-year-old Army veteran and that seven of the eight deceased children were his.

KTBS reported that the gunman was “was arrested in March 2019 on a charge of illegal use of weapons and carrying a firearm on school property.” The incident for which he was arrested “took place less than 300 feet from the fence line at Caddo Magnet,” where he allegedly “fired in the direction of the school while children were playing outside.”

KUTV noted that in October 2019, the gunman “pleaded guilty to the illegal weapons charge and was placed on 18 months’ probation; the firearm charge was dismissed.”

The shootings on Sunday occurred in three different residences and left two adults critically wounded, in addition to the eight children who were fatally shot.

The 31-year-old gunman then carjacked a vehicle and was killed by police.

NSSF Calls Out Real Threat to Public Safety, and It’s Not Guns

To hear the urban elite tell it, the problem in our country is that there are just too many guns. We need to curtail that, to discourage people from exercising their right to keep and bear arms, and make it so that only certain, approved parties have firearms lawfully.

It’s funny how they keep saying it despite the fact that we’ve got more gun ownership than ever before, more people carrying guns than ever before, and violent crime is down over the last few years. Weird.

Yet it is an unfortunate fact that horrible things do keep happening. There are bad people out there who want to hurt others.

And yeah, something needs to be done about them. As the NSSF’s Larry Keane recently pointed out, though, the problem isn’t lawful gun owners. It’s the people who refuse to prosecute those who provide guns unlawfully.

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Well, it is one of the 4 major foods groups

CANDY CRUSH! Thieves make off with 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars.

Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars went missing in ​Europe last week after thieves ‌made off with the truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle (NESN.S), opens new tab said on ​Saturday.

KitKat, which is made by ​Nestle, said the truck carrying 413,793 ⁠bars of its new range ​set off from central Italy to ​distribute the chocolate throughout Europe, but never reached its scheduled final destination in Poland.

The ​vehicle and the merchandise remain ​unaccounted for.

Nestle did not reveal where ‌exactly ⁠the truck was lost.

In a separate statement, KitKat said the missing bars are traceable via a unique ​batch code.

Bad News for Gun-Grabbers: Fewer Firearm Thefts and Drastically Lower Violent Crime.

Across America, the country is seeing a historic drop in violent crime. One factor contributing to such a monumental decline in violent crime is a long-standing cooperative initiative between the firearm industry, NSSF and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, known as Operation Secure Store.

New data from ATF reveals a 60 percent drop in the number of firearms stolen during burglaries and robberies at Federal Firearms Licensees. That also includes a more than 40 percent drop in the number of incidents. Last year’s data shows the trend line continued on a historic downward trajectory.

This data is great news. Fewer firearm thefts mean fewer illegally obtained firearms in the hands of criminals who would misuse them to commit acts of violence.

Axios 2025 violent crime reduction

The numbers of firearm thefts and burglaries has dropped every year since Operation Secure Store began, except in 2021 during the nation-wide crime spike that occurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the defund-the-police movement. The significant drop between 2024 and 2025 shows firearm retailers are heeding the OSS message and are taking steps to protect their inventory and make themselves less vulnerable to being the victim of a burglary.

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The Elephant in Gladwell’s Room
Forthcoming book on gun violence by Malcolm Gladwell

A book club member tipped me off to a forthcoming book on gun violence by Malcolm Gladwell, The American Way of Killing (h/t JP). The book drops September 29, 2026. I think it deserves our attention and it is a likely Fall 2026 Light Over Heat Virtual Book Club selection.

Here’s why I’m genuinely interested: Gladwell has a rare ability to shape how millions of Americans think about complex social issues. Love or hate his counterintuitive approach, his work moves conversations in ways academic publications rarely do. A Gladwell book on gun violence may define how a broad public audience understands the issue for years to come.

I’m particularly hopeful because the book builds on his Revisionist History podcast episodes about guns, which I found genuinely curious about the issue’s complexities. Those episodes didn’t rely on easy answers or inflammatory rhetoric. They asked interesting questions and looked in unexpected places for answers. That approach, applied to a book-length treatment, could be valuable.

According to the online press release,

In The American Way of Killing (out September 29, 2026) Malcolm Gladwell, author of New York Times bestsellers including Talking to Strangers and host of the award-winning podcast Revisionist History, gets to the heart of America’s gun violence crisis: Where did America’s violence problem come from? And, why has it proven so difficult to address?

This promises to be classic Gladwell and, as such, could be genuinely important work.

Of course, as a scholar whose research focuses on gun culture rather than gun violence, I’m curious to see how Gladwell bridges these often-separate conversations. Of course, some questions remain about how this conversation will unfold.

There are some red flag warnings here — we are talking about discussions of American gun violence, after all. I certainly can’t criticize a book I haven’t read, but here the framing of the book raises a couple of questions for me.

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And in strict gun control Canada….

Here’s what we know so far about the B.C. school shooting
10 people dead, including suspect, and 25 others injured after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Police say nine people were killed and at least 25 more were injured after a mass shooting in the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday.

The sole suspect was found dead inside the school from “a self-inflicted injury,” according to police.

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Tracing of Brown University Killer’s Gun Should Shatter Tracing Myths

The mainstream media has a real thing for gun tracing. They’re quick to quote anti-gunners, both activists and politicians, who say that so-called ghost guns are a problem because they can’t be traced. This supposedly deprives law enforcement of a serious tool they need.

Of course, no one has ever found a case that’s been broken by gun tracing, and even if there is one, the truth is that tracing only really works to find the original buyer.

This was just illustrated rather well in a report about how the tracing of the Brown University shooter’s gun has been completed.

The origin of the 9mm pistol that [the killer] fired in a Brown University lecture hall is not known to the public.

But investigators have completed their trace of the gun, which means they have identified the first person who purchased the weapon after it was manufactured and distributed, according to Andrew Wozniak, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

If that first purchaser was [the killer], then investigators already know where he procured the gun that he fired on Dec. 13, killing two people and injuring nine.

However, if [he] was not the first purchaser, what investigators know is not as clear, based on Wozniak’s limited comments.

“ATF has completed traces of the firearms in this case,” he said, adding that the agency “cannot publicize the details of those firearm traces at this time.”

In the lexicon of the ATF’s tracking center, a complete trace means that investigators tracked the gun along a path from either its manufacturer (or an importer, if it was foreign-made); through a chain of distribution, which typically involves a wholesaler as well as one or two retailers; and on to the first purchaser, Wozniak said.

And if it went beyond that initial purchase, even in a universal background check state, things get virtually impossible.

In this case, they know who had the gun and are trying to see if they can find a link to someone who may have helped him. Unless the gun was originally purchased by a third party a few weeks or so before the shooting, or if the original buyer reported the gun stolen, then there’s not a whole lot else to be learned.

Once a gun leaves the hands of the original buyer, the trail largely dies. That’s true even in universal background check states, where people might be required to go to a gun store to transfer a firearm, but they’re not required to remember which one they went to or anything else. Depending on how long ago such a purchase was, the original buyer may legitimately not remember anything about the transaction.

And that’s if everyone is trying to do everything lawfully and you have a near-totalitarian regime in place to make everyone do everything exactly like they’re supposed to.

Realistically, though, even that wouldn’t be the case in most states.

For all the hysteria about gun tracing, the people screaming the loudest don’t actually understand how tracing works and what its limitations are. In this case, we see a report that explicitly outlines what the ATF can learn from a trace, and that ain’t much.

While it’s a tool law enforcement uses, they don’t bank on that solving crimes, and they have never gotten a conviction based primarily on gun-tracing data. They do actual police work because that’s what puts criminals behind bars.

In this case, they hope they can find anyone who helped, but let’s be real, they’re not likely to find one. The only reason they found one in the Columbine case was that the killers were underage, and they needed someone older to buy the guns. That’s it, and that’s rare.

I’ll be shocked if they learn anything useful this time.

Police Search for TWO Persons of Interest in Brown University Shooting

As the search for the Brown University shooter who killed two students and injured multiple others drags on, police are now searching for a second person of interest in connection with the shooting.

Fox News reported Wednesday that the “mystery deepens” as police continue to insist they have no identity for a potential suspect. Now, Providence Police are asking for help with an individual “in proximity of the person of interest,” as seen below.

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Back to the drawing board™

“Modern High Technology Strikes Again”  – Me.

Person of interest in Brown University shooting released

While Providence Police had detained a person of interest in the deadly Brown University shooting, officials noted during a Sunday night news conference that the individual would be released.

“Shortly we will be releasing the person of interest who had been detained earlier today,” Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said during the news conference, “Yeah, look, I think it’s fair to say that, ah, there is no basis to consider him a person of interest. So that’s why he’s being released.”

Anti-gun celebrity and his wife get theirs with a knife; by their (recovered) drug addict son.

Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son Nick in custody following death of his parents

During a press conference on an unrelated matter held Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department brought up the deaths of the filmmaker and his wife. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell admitted the information surrounding the deaths was limited. McDonnell also confirmed Reiner’s son has been booked on suspicion of murder and is being held on $4 million bail.

 

That smartphone, in fact any cell phone, in your pocket, doesn’t have to have the GPS activated for it, and thus you, to be tracked. That also applies to all these modern cars with any sort of ‘connectivity’ even if a subscription for some of the services has been paid for.
Just saying.
That’s how they tracked down this guy and also one of the ways they tracked down the murderer of the college students in Idaho 3 years ago.

Brown University shooting: What to know about person in custody

A person of interest is in custody after a gunman opened fire at Brown University over the weekend, killing at least two people and wounding nine others, officials announced.

Providence Police Department Chief Col. Oscar Perez said Sunday that the individual detained is a man in his 20s. Authorities are not currently searching for anyone else in the case.

The attack took place one day earlier at the Providence, Rhode Island, school at about 4 p.m., law enforcement said, prompting a shelter-in-place order that forced students and faculty to spend the night on campus.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley later told reporters that of the nine people shot, one has been discharged, one remained in critical condition and the other seven victims were in stable condition.

Officials have not yet released the names of those who were killed. Smiley also said that not all of the victims’ families have been notified as of early Sunday afternoon.

Law enforcement was still reviewing surveillance footage, coordinating with prosecutors, collecting evidence and speaking to witnesses on Sunday to gather more information about the suspected shooter, Perez explained.

Here’s what we know so far about the person in custody in connection to the Brown shooting, including where he was reportedly detained:

Who is person of interest in Brown University shooting?

Police have released few details about the person of interest, aside from confirming the man is in his 20s. Authorities initially described the shooting suspect as a man who wore all black.

No charges had been announced in connection to the case as of Sunday afternoon, and Perez told reporters the person detained has not yet been named a suspect in the shooting.

“It takes time, we have to make sure we have all the right evidence to prosecute,” Perez said during an afternoon press conference.

Gov. Daniel James McKee asked the nation to pray for the victims, their families and all those involved.

“The community is suffering and in pain,” McKee said during the press conference. “We stand with you.”

Where was the person taken into custody?

The person detained was taken into custody early in the morning at a hotel in Coventry, according to an update from the FBI. Coventry is located in Kent County, about 16 miles southwest of Brown,

FBI Director Kash Patel said law enforcement used cellular data to track the person of interest to a hotel room where he was detained by US Marshals and Providence police, based off a tip from the Coverntry Police Department.

The person, local  WJAR-TV reported, was apprehended at the Hampton Inn there.

@FBIBoston established a command post to intake, develop and analyze leads, and run them to ground.

We activated the FBI’s Cellular Analysis Survey Team, to provide critical geolocation capabilities.

As a result, early this morning, FBI Boston’s Safe Streets Task Force, with assistance from the @USMarshalsHQ & the @Coventry_RI_PD, detained a person of interest in a hotel room in Coventry, RI, based off a lead by the @ProvidenceRIPD .

We have deployed local and national resources to process and reconstruct the shooting scene – providing HQ and Lab elements on scene.

We set up a digital media intake portal to ingest images and video from the public related to this incident.

And the FBI’s victim specialists are fully integrating with our partners to provide resources to victims and survivors of this horrific violence.

This FBI will continue an all out 24/7 campaign until justice is fully served.

Thanks to the men and women of the FBI and our partners for their continued teamwork. Please continue praying for the victims and their families – as well as all those at Brown University.

Investigators Say National Guardsmen Shot Near White House Were Ambushed in Targeted Attack

FBI Director Kash Patel, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Metro Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Jeff Carroll provided an update after two West Virginia National Guardsmen deployed to D.C. were shot Wednesday afternoon. Despite a previous report by West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morissey stating that both National Guardsmen had succumbed to their injuries, the assembled officials confirmed that both are alive but are in critical condition.

Patel said that the FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting of the guardsmen, whom he said “were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence.”

Carroll said:

“At approximately 2:15 this afternoon, members of the National Guard were on high visibility patrols at 17 and I when suspect came around the corner, raised his arm with the firearm, and discharged at the National Guard members.

The suspect is in custody, being treated at a local hospital, and Carroll said that it’s unclear at this time whether the suspect was shot by other National Guard members or other law enforcement officers in the area. He added that investigators believe that the suspect in custody acted alone “and ambushed these members of the National Guard.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser described the attack as “a targeted shooting,” also saying, “I, too, want to send my thoughts and prayers to the families of the guardsmen and to the guardsmen.”


In response to the shooting, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that more National Guardsmen will be surged to the city.