Overview
- The Rhode Island Attorney General released shuttle dash‑cam footage that investigators believe shows Claudio Neves Valente walking away from Brown’s Barus & Holley building immediately after the Dec. 13 shooting.
- An after‑action timeline from the city reports the first 911 calls at 4:05 p.m., first responders on scene within about five minutes, and all critical patients transported roughly 13 minutes after arrival.
- Mayor Brett Smiley is commissioning an independent third‑party review to assess emergency response, training, mutual‑aid readiness, and public communications, including protocols tied to the Real Time Crime Center and campus camera access.
- Providence will open a Resiliency Center with Family Services of Rhode Island to offer free counseling, with officials saying it will operate for at least nine months.
- The city approved $15,000 grants to three merchant associations, matched by Rhode Island Commerce and Brown University to $45,000 each, while Brown accelerates security upgrades including card access, added cameras, and expanded panic buttons.