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FBI Director Kash Patel touted the arrest on social media, but the subject was released by the end of the day.
The search for a gunman in the deadly Brown University shooting remains ongoing after officials in Providence, Rhode Island, announced late Sunday that a detained person of interest would be released from custody.
The shooting, which left at least two students dead, shook the Rhode Island community at the university, one of the oldest in the United States.
"I have been briefed on the shooting that took place at Brown University in Rhode Island. The FBI is on the scene. The suspect is in custody. God bless the victims and the families of the victims!" Trump wrote at 5:44 p.m. on Truth Social.
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