Overview
- Authorities released a 24-year-old detained in Coventry, Rhode Island, after determining the evidence no longer tied him to the Brown University attack, and the shooter remains at large.
- FBI Director Kash Patel had posted on X that FBI Boston detained a person of interest and described using cellular geolocation analysis, a command post, and a public digital media intake portal.
- Rhode Island officials, including Gov. Dan McKee and Attorney General Peter Neronha, said the evidence now points in a different direction and that the individual is no longer connected to the case.
- Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said the FBI first picked up the tip that led to the detention and worked it jointly with local authorities before the reversal.
- The episode renewed criticism of Patel’s public messaging, echoing his premature post in the Charlie Kirk case, as investigators continue the manhunt and solicit public tips.