Brown University Shooting Exposes Dangerous Security Failures and Investigative Delays

When a mass shooting erupted in the heart of Brown University during exam season, killing two students and wounding nine, it was not just the tragedy itself that shook Providence—it was what followed that revealed deep cracks in campus security and investigative competence.Despite being a campus known for its academic rigor, Brown's response to an active shooter exposed critical vulnerabilities. The shooter entered an engineering building with scarce surveillance coverage, taking advantage of antiquated infrastructure where old buildings connect to newer ones without sufficient camera systems. How can such glaring security gaps exist on a university campus entrusted with the...