Brown University student Joseph Oduro said he was in a lecture hall leading a review session for an upcoming economics final when a gunman wielding a rifle burst through the door and locked eyes with him."I immediately, when I saw him, I saw a gun," Oduro told ABC News correspondent Whit Johnson in an interview on Sunday."The gun was so big and long that I genuinely thought, like, okay, this is the end of the road for me."At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in Saturday's shooting, according to officials.
The gunman fled the campus, but on Sunday morning, police said a person of interest, whose name was not released, was detained at a hotel in Coventry, R.I.No charges have been filed yet in the case and police have not commented on a possible motive.Person of interest detained after fatal Brown University shooting, official saysOduro said he was in room 160 of the Barus & Holley building on the Providence, R.I., Brown campus with about 50 to 60 students when they suddenly heard a loud commotion, including what sounded like screams and gunshots, outside the door."And around five seconds or so later, we see a gunman walk in on the left-hand side," said Oduro, who said he's set to graduate this month.Brown University student Joseph Odura (r) speaks with ABC News' Whit Johnson about witnessing the mass shooting, December 13, 2025, in a lecture hall on the Providence, R.I., campus.ABC NewsOduro said the gunman was dressed in dark clothing from head to toe and appeared to be wearing something that was bulging from his chest, saying it could have been ammunition or a bulletproof vest.He said the gunman was completely covered except for his eyes and part of a hand."We made eye contact," Oduro said.
"I know he mumbled something, screamed something, I don't know exactly what was said, but he entered the room and you could just see the panic in all the students' eyes," Oduro said."I was standing in the front so as soon as he walked in, he imme...