from detention. In a press conference on Sunday evening, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha explained that there was "no basis" to still consider the detained person to be of interest, and that the evidence "now points in a different direction". The investigation is ongoing and authorities are searching for additional video evidence that could help them track down the suspect. Two people were killed and nine others injured after a gunman opened fire on Saturday at the Ivy League university in the city of Providence, the state capital. Also speaking at Sunday evening's press conference, Providence Police Chief Col Oscar Perez said investigators did not think the person detained was the individual shown in CCTV footage of the suspect that was released on the day of the attack. In that footage, the suspect can be seen walking away from the scene wearing all black clothing.

A later post on X from Providence Police confirmed that "the person of interest is being released". The BBC has chosen to stop naming that person. Authorities did not say what had prompted them to detain them in the first place. In his remarks, Col Perez said: "Whether something needs to be ruled out is not a mistake. It's just how investigations work." (BBC)