Feb 19 When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage By Michael Casey, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Pawtucket police say the group of “courageous citizens” who rushed to intervene in the attack “undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured.”… Continue reading
Feb 17 Deadly shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game was 'targeted event,' authorities say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Michael Casey, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said Tuesday the victims were the shooter's ex-wife and adult son. The shooter injured three others during the shooting Monday afternoon in Pawtucket. Continue reading
Feb 16 3 killed, including suspect, in shooting at Rhode Island hockey rink, police say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that three other victims are hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:22 How a small town in Rhode Island is connected to 'It's a Wonderful Life' By Anne Azzi Davenport and Pamela Watts, Michael Jones, Rhode Island PBS Watching the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” has become a holiday tradition for millions of families. One small town in Rhode Island believes it helped inspire the beloved movie. Pamela Watts of Ocean State Media has the story for… Continue watching
Dec 22 Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook at Alabama funeral By Associated Press Cook was described as "smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave."… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 9:10 Investigators search for motive after shooter linked to Brown University, MIT found dead By Stephanie Sy, Kayan Taraporevala, Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Investigators are still trying to determine the motive behind two shootings in New England after the suspect was found dead. The man who killed two students at Brown University was located in a New Hampshire storage facility. Authorities say he's… Continue watching
Dec 19 How a Reddit post blew open the Brown University shooting case By Joshua Barajas The man authorities believe committed the deadly shooting at Brown University was found dead inside a Salem, New Hampshire, storage unit, authorities said Thursday night. Continue reading
Dec 19 Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into U.S. By Elliot Spagat, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at President Donald Trump’s direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead, officials say By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University and an attack two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue reading
Dec 16 What we know so far about the search for the Brown University shooter By Joshua Barajas, Molly Finnegan Authorities are strongly urging the public to search for and share any potential images of a gunman who opened fire inside a Brown University classroom on Saturday, while facing increased scrutiny for the lack of major breaks in the case. Continue reading