FBI swoop on resort room after Brown University taking pictures as cops detain individual of curiosity: Live updates

Dozens of FBI and police were seen swooping on the Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Shortly after 6am, police confirmed that a male in his 30s was in custody.

Teams of law enforcement are still present at the hotel, which they have described as a ‘crime scene.’

Brown University Provost Francis J. Doyle III said all upcoming exams have been canceled in light of the shooting.

‘Given the deeply tragic events that took place on our campus yesterday, all remaining undergraduate, graduate and medical classes, exams, and papers or projects for the Fall 2025 semester will not take place as scheduled,’ Doyle said in a statement.

‘This choice was made out of our profound concern for all students, faculty and staff on our campus.

‘In the immediate aftermath of these devastating events, we recognize that learning and assessment are significantly hindered in the short term and that many students and others will wish to depart campus.

‘Students are free to leave if they are able. Students who remain will have access to on-campus services and support.’

‘We know there will be many academic concerns about the implications of not holding classes and exams as scheduled,’ Doyle added.

‘We will follow up with more information in the coming days.

Authorities as of Sunday morning hadn’t recovered a gun but did recover two loaded 30-round magazines, said the official, an anonymous law enforcement official said.

The shooter used a handgun to fire more than 40 9mm rounds, according to the source.

The man taken into custody at the Coventry hotel close to Providence Airport is the person of interest, police have confirmed to CNN.

They did not give any further information, including whether a weapon was recovered at the scene.

The US President said he had been briefed on the shooting and expressed condolences for the families of the victims.

‘I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island,’ he wrote on Truth Social.

‘The FBI is on the scene. The suspect is in custody. God bless the victims and the families of the victims!’

The shooting came despite the state House of Representatives passing a law in May which banned assault weapons in Rhode Island in an effort to prevent mass tragedies.

The assault weapons ban prohibits the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of certain assault weapons including certain types of semi-automatic shotguns, rifles and pistols, and would levy criminal penalties for anyone convicted of violating the ban.

Police said the Brown University shooter used a handgun, which can be classed as an assault weapon in some cases. The specifics of the gun used have not been given.

The suspect was a man in dark clothing who was last seen leaving the engineering building where the attack happened, said Timothy O’Hara, deputy chief of Providence police.

Security footage shown below caught the suspect walking away from the building, but his face was not visible. Some witnesses reported that the man, who could be in his 30s, may have been wearing a camouflage mask, O’Hara said.

Police officers were seen raiding the Hampton Inn hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, at 3am local time, several hours after the shooting.

CNN said a reporter witnessed at least 20 law enforcement officials, including FBI agents, entering a hotel room close to Providence airport.

They did not give the name of the hotel. Police said the raid was ‘connected’ to the shooting.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said two people have died and one person remains in a critical condition in hospital in the aftermath of the horror shooting.

Seven more victims are in a stable condition after being wounded by the gunfire. Six remain in hospital while one has been discharged.