City's Response to Fatal Mass Shooting at Brown University Was 'Highly Effective,' Review Finds

Key takeaways from the PERF review of Brown shooting response

Providence gets high marks for Brown shooting response, but report flags gaps

A Washington-based police research and consulting firm hired by Providence to conduct a review on its response to last year’s deadly Brown University shooting gave the city high marks for how it handled the crisis.

Providence’s response to Brown University mass shooting was ‘highly effective,’ review finds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The City of Providence on Friday released an independent review of its response to the mass shooting at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025, concluding that city agencies responded effectively during one of the most challenging emergencies in the city's history.

Brown external review identifies security, leadership gaps in mass shooting response • Rhode Island Current

Two campus police dispatchers were on duty at Brown University when reports of gunfire first emerged at 4:04 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2025. Within minutes, they were overwhelmed. The flood of incoming calls and radio chatter that stunned dispatchers is one of the communication breakdowns described in an independent review of the mass shooting at […]

External review of Brown University shooting finds ‘gaps in leadership’ but doubts the tragedy could have been prevented - The Boston Globe

Brown says it has added hundreds of security cameras and addressed security concerns since shooting that killed 2 students, injured 9 others

External review finds Dec. 13 shooting likely could not have been prevented

It is "highly unlikely" that the Dec. 13 mass shooting could have been prevented by Brown, according to the executive summary of an after-action review conducted by global consulting firm Teneo. But Teneo found that low DPS staffing levels were disadvantageous to their response and the University's siren system should have been activated in the wake of the shooting.Teneo has led two external security assessments related to the shooting: an after…