NEW: Police say they're releasing the "person of interest" held in Brown University shooting; they say the evidence now points "in another direction." www.wpri.com/news/local-n... https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreighqbippaemre2mvya4ucryowyujdmcabqc76akg77n6ucxh22ofy

The image-focused format is definitely appealing, and Insta has size and longevity going for it! Even though they've cluttered up the timeline so much with stuff that is not your friends' posts

NEW: WaPo and NBC identify the Brown University shooting suspect as Benjamin Erickson, a 24-year-old originally from Wisconsin. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreifgdjtzckcn5vn5zhlfsrvhpshsssppyqkxppew2zy3ckjjiexsau

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"Friedberg visited Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday night, where she said she spoke with her teaching assistant, who had traveled there to support several of their injured students. ... 'I don’t know if [the two killed] were my students. ... Just horrible.'" www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul... https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreigy7zhfyijespmuggy32gm5vktnrp447j35m3renmhhvfgctmum7a

NEW: Brown econ prof Rachel Friedberg says the shooting happened in a finals review session: "The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. [The TA] said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something ... and started shooting." www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul... https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreihvd33rck7i43yzq5e6w5ark2bmojomq7h6dimurwjsg42hnvnfqu

NEW: Here's the video of the Brown University shooting suspect released by the City of Providence. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreieto7w2ue7z6pa3rlxlblxzwditvzdxii3pngsqsxma54hvso7dqu

The Providence Police deputy chief says they have shell casings from the scene

Brown University president Christina Paxson alludes to the two "students" killed and the eight or nine additional "students" in the hospital. This is the first time we've heard it confirmed that the killed and injured people were students. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreibxcneaimjgrsjkx64ychs6gdartixqmjnai46pbdv6kjxjgqjnve