#law-enforcement-response

#law-enforcement-response

"We do not have a shooter in custody at this time," Providence Mayor Brett Smiley told a news conference. Brown University also said that "the shooter or shooters still are not in custody at this time." Earlier, US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that "the suspect is in custody," only to later reverse the statement. Officials also initially reported that a suspect was in custody.

On October 23, 2025, a large vigil and protest against a planned federal immigration crackdown took place at the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Alameda. Demonstrators gathered to oppose the deployment of federal agents, and the protest involved clashes with law enforcement, the use of tear gas and stun grenades, and at least two arrests. The event was part of a broader day of activism against the Trump administration's planned immigration operations in the Bay Area.

Alan Artale, stepfather to Leanne Marie Hausberg, a 14-year-old biracial Native American girl, did what every American is told to do when their child goes missing. He immediately reported Hausberg's disappearance to the New York City police department. But 26 years later, speaking at the family's neighbourhood park in Brooklyn, New York, he says their response at the time felt dismissive.

EAST PALO ALTO - A private East Palo Alto school was locked down and searched Tuesday after a caller threatened to "shoot up" the campus, according to authorities. The East Palo Alto Police Department said it received the call at 2:30 p.m. and immediately dispatched officers to The Primary School in the 2000 block of Clarke Avenue. "Out of an abundance of caution, the school was secured and searched," police said. "Once the area was deemed safe, children were safely released to their parents." No injuries were reported.

As fall semester classes get underway, colleges and universities have faced a cascade of so-called swatting calls-false reports of serious crimes intended to trigger a large police response and the deployment of SWAT teams. At least seven colleges have investigated false reports of an active shooter on campus since last Thursday. The calls, which one college leader characterized as a "cruel hoax," have led to injuries on some campuses and forced some to shelter in place, sending students, faculty and administrators reeling.

Norris said the suspect or suspects used high-powered "modern-day sporting rifles". He called it a "dynamic situation," as authorities are taking "rapid fire" as the blaze continues to burn.