Person of interest in custody in the Brown University mass shooting is Benjamin Ericson.

3 Things You Need to Know About Brown University's SHOCKING Incident The story of the Brown University shooting is far from over. The legal case against Benjamin Erickson will move through the justice system. But the story of the campus itself is one of a community that's been changed forever. The physical scars on the Barus and Holley building will be repaired, but the psychological wounds will take much longer to heal. This event is a painful addition to a statistic that continues to grow. In recent years, the United States has consistently seen hundreds of mass shootings annually. What happened at Brown is not an isolated incident, but a reflection of a larger national crisis.