Two Mass Shootings in Two Hemispheres

A video was released on Saturday of a person believed to be the shooter leaving the scene.

Providence Police just released video of the suspect in the Brown University shooting that killed two and injured nine.

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Trump also shared false information that the shooter was in custody.

The shooter was armed with a handgun and fired more than 40 9mm rounds. The motive is unknown at this time, and the shooter will be charged by the state.

The person police believe to be the shooter was at a Hampton Inn about 17 miles from the university in Providence, Rhode Island, where he was apprehended.

Brown University has canceled all classes and exams for the rest of the semester.

NBCBoston, AP

Of the two known suspects, one is dead and the other is in the hospital in a life-threatening condition.

A man identified by local media as a 43-year-old fruit shop owner, Ahmed al Ahmed, tackled one of the shooters and disarmed him, is being hailed as a hero who saved lives. He was shot twice, once in the hand and once in the arm, but is recovering well.

🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA: “The man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed. The father-of-two has been hailed a hero after pouncing on one of the gunmen and wrestling a rifle from his arms.” thenightly.com.au/australia/ns…

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An explosive device was also found in a car near the beach and was dismantled.

Of five levels of National Terrorism Threat, Australia is set at the third, known as probable.

A mass shooting in 1996 in Australia killed 30 people, prompting the Australian government to enact a wave of new gun laws. A massive buyback ensued, and leaves Australians with difficulty buying weapons.

The Guardian, CNN