MAN:
00:00:22
This is an active shooter incident.
TOM HANSON:
00:00:24
First responders rushed to Brown University's engineering building Saturday afternoon after a shooter fired dozens of rounds inside a classroom, killing two students and injuring at least nine others. The campus, filled with students studying for finals week, went into lockdown, as officers escorted students to safety and swept buildings searching for the shooter. Police released this video late Saturday, showing a person of interest on campus. Then, Sunday morning, police said they followed an FBI tip to this hotel 20 miles away and detained someone they called a person of interest. More than 12 hours later, police revealed they are releasing that individual, saying their investigation took them in a different direction. There was some degree of evidence that pointed to this individual, but that evidence needed to be corroborated and confirmed. And over the last 24 hours leading into just very, very recently, that evidence now points in a different direction.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:19
Police are still searching for the person in this video. We followed a lead, and we followed on this specific lead. It's not a mistake. It's just how investigations work. We just heard, like, five shots ring out, and we didn't really know what it was at first.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:34
Freshman Alex Mihaljevic was studying with friends when he heard gunfire. We were close to an exit, so we just ran straight for that.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:42
Mihaljevic said it wasn't until he was outside that it became clear there was a shooting. He said he saw someone lying on the floor. So at that point, we just looked at each other and just ran.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:51
Khimari Manns said his roommate was one of the students killed. I'm grieving. The loss of him will be felt throughout this community. And police have not revealed the names of the [INDISTINCT], but we do have an update on their condition. Seven remain in the hospital in stable condition, one is in critical condition, and a ninth person has been released. Meanwhile, the university has canceled all remaining finals and classes. Nate.
REPORTER:
00:02:16
All right. Thank you.
