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Brown University shooting: Two dead, manhunt and campus lockdown

A shooter opened fire at Brown University’s Barus and Holley engineering building, killing two people and wounding nine others; authorities released suspect video and launched a mass manhunt before reporting an arrest as investigations continue

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"The Brown University Police reversed their previous statement — The suspect is NOT in custody."