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Providence Officials to Hold Surprise 10:30 p.m. News Conference About Brown Shooting
Community members held a candlelight vigil to honor two students killed and nine injured in the shooting, with classes canceled and city officials attending, officials said.
- A shooting at Brown University on Dec. 13 killed two students and injured nine, and a candlelight vigil was held Dec. 14 at Lippitt Memorial Park in Providence.
- During final exams, gunfire erupted in the Barus & Holley building, prompting a lockdown that stretched into Saturday night before authorities lifted it early Sunday as students emerged.
- Hundreds gathered Dec. 14 at Lippitt Park, where elected officials and religious leaders lit candles, sang Amazing Grace, and prayed as Rabbi Sarah Mack said, `We gather this evening in stunned grief, in stunned shock.`
- Brown University announced canceled exams and classes following the shooting, while city leaders offered online mental-health resources as investigators and FBI continued their probe.
- Organizers converted a planned holiday lighting into a vigil, with Providence Mayor Brett Smiley urging the Hanukkah light as a symbol and Rabbi Sarah Mack saying `We gather this evening in stunned grief, in stunned shock`.
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‘One of Providence’s darkest times’: Brown community for candlelight vigil after mass shooting on campus - Boston News, Weather, Sports
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WHDH) - The Brown University community gathered with local leaders for a candlelight vigil Sunday, one day after a gunman opened fire in
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Community gathering honors two deceased students in Brown University shooting incident
The Providence City Council held a community gathering in Lippitt Memorial Park on Sunday in the wake of a Saturday shooting that left two Brown students dead. With candle lighting, speeches and music, community members honored those affected by Saturday's events. The gathering was originally scheduled as a menorah and tree-lighting ceremony. "Councilor (Sue) AnderBois, with the support of her Providence City Council colleagues, decided to trans…
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