Person of interest in Brown University shooting that killed two identified

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The person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University has been identified as a 24-year-old man from Wisconsin, according to multiple reports.

Benjamin Erickson was detained in connection with the deadly shooting early Sunday, law enforcement officials told the Washington Post. Federal agents previously located Erickson at a hotel roughly 20 miles away from Providence, Rhode Island, where Brown’s campus is located.

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