The Latest: A person is in custody after deadly Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 wounded

Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others The event happened Saturday afternoon in a classroom during final exams The shooting paralyzed the campus with students sheltering in place for hours Nine students with gunshot wounds were taken to the hospital with one in critical condition An FBI agent says the arrest took place at a hotel in Coventry about miles kilometers from Providence The latest Sandy Hook Promise group releases announcement A group that works to end gun violence has issued a message in sponsorship of the casualties of the shooting at Brown University The comment was issued Saturday by Sandy Hook Promise Thirteen years ago in the current era precious lives were stolen at Sandy Hook Elementary It was an attack that could have been prevented if the warning signs had been taken seriously Now the Brown University region has been shaken by this same kind of nightmare students shot and killed in their classroom the message noted The fact that these college students were elementary school students in underscores the sobering truth an entire generation of youth in America has grown up with threats of being shot in a classroom Research progressing extremely fast Police Chief Col Oscar Perez did not give any details about the progress of the examination except to say it was progressing extremely fast No other information about the progress of the research was disclosed at a noon press conference in Providence Meanwhile the city s mayor noted he visited casualties in the hospital The resilience that these survivors indicated and shared with me was frankly overwhelming Mayor Brett Smiley reported Functionaries still haven t recovered a gun Armed with a handgun the shooter fired more than mm rounds according to a law enforcement official Administration as of Sunday morning hadn t recovered a gun but did recover two loaded -round magazines reported the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the assessment by Alanna Durkin Richer The semester s remaining classes exams are canceled Classes and exams have been canceled University functionaries also revealed students are free to leave Those who remain on campus will have access to services and sponsorship Provost Francis Doyle reported in a message At this time it is essential that we focus our efforts on providing care and endorsement to the members of our population as we grapple with the sorrow fear and anxiety that is impacting all of us right now Doyle wrote Senate Democrat criticizes GOP leaders over gun protocol Connecticut Sen Chris Murphy one of the leading Democratic voices on gun agenda noted Sunday that the prospects of new restrictions on firearms were slim As we know right now unfortunately the Republicans in Congress don t ever meaningfully break from this president Murphy disclosed on CNN s State of the Union arguing that Trump and the GOP were too aligned with the gun lobby Murphy added That doesn t mean I won t try Source