There's Got To Be Something Deeply Embarrassing About The Brown University Shooting
Multiple shot in the area of Brown University. This is an active investigation. Please shelter in place or avoid the area until further notice. — Providence Police (@ProvidenceRIPD) December 13, 2025 As I post this, it's about 10:30 AM on the East Coast. According to USA Today , The shooting at the Ivy League University happened shortly before 4:05 p.m. on Saturday in an engineering building with unlocked doors as final exams were underway. The 4:05 PM time is apparently an error; the Providence Police notification was at 2:33 PM. The teaching assistant who was in the lecture hall and survived the shooting provided more detail : A Brown University instructor who was leading a final exam review has described the moment of horror that a masked gunman burst into his lecture hall and started shooting. Joseph Oduro, a 21-year-old teaching assistant, told the New York Times that the gunman shouted “something” before opening fire, but he could not tell wha...