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CNN Reporter Interviews Own Son About Lockdown During Brown Shooting
- Brown University reports a shooting in the Barus and Holley building, triggering a lockdown and mass sheltering on campus.
- CNN anchor John Berman revealed his son, Joe Berman, was sheltering in a library during the lockdown.
- Authorities identified Benjamin Erickson as a person of interest and took him into custody near a Providence hotel.
- The shooting left two dead and nine injured, with some in critical condition.
- Joe Berman said the lockdown felt closer to home as friends were nearby and law enforcement responded quickly.
- Investigators reported a 15-minute drive to a hotel before the suspect’s custody, as the campus was secured.
- The shooting prompted an immediate campus safety response and ongoing police search for the gunman.
- The incident was reported by multiple outlets, including NBC News and The Washington Post, confirming the timeline.
- The attack occurred during a final exam review in the engineering and physics building at Brown University.
- The library sheltering period lasted about seven hours for those inside, before relocation.
- The Daily Beast summarized that the incident drew national attention to campus safety and emergency protocols.
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