The man identified and detained by law enforcement as a “person of interest” in the Saturday mass shooting at Brown University is a 24-year-old Wisconsin man, according to reports.

Law enforcement tracked the man down at the Hampton Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, on Sunday. The man had rented a room in the hotel. Law enforcement officers who apprehended the man found two firearms in the room as well: a revolver and a Glock handgun with a laser sight attachment, according to CNN.

On Sunday afternoon, the FBI was spotted around a home owned by the family of the person of interest, according to CNN.

Law enforcement officials are investigating “what might be an extensive mental health history” for the Wisconsin man, NBC News reports. Officials are also investigating a potential link between the man and Brown University.

According to public records, the Wisconsin man’s current residence is an apartment in Washington, D.C. An Army spokeswoman told NBC News that the man served as an infantryman in the Army from May 2021 to November 2024.

Law enforcement and officials have been cautious about giving much information about the “person of interest” in public. A person of interest, to law enforcement, is someone who police believe has information or a connection to a crime. Police have not yet identified the man as a “suspect” in the shooting.

Officials acknowledged the slow release of information in a press conference on Sunday, urging patience as officials continue to investigate the shooting.

“It’s not that we’re hiding anything, it’s just the way we work,” said Providence Police Department Major David Lapatin. “That’s why we haven’t been able to give you much information. But we’re trying to do the best job we can. And some things we have to keep, you know, out of the public light until we’re ready to come out with everything.”

A gunman entered an engineering building at Brown University on Saturday afternoon and killed two students and injured nine others. Law enforcement launched a manhunt immediately after the shooting before picking up the “person of interest” nearly 12 hours later.

A GoFundMe for a man who fought back against one of the Bondi Beach shooters has raised over $250,000 in a matter of hours.

The hero of Bondi Beach, identified as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, is hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, one to the hand and the other to his arm, according to the BBC. Ahmed, a fruit shop owner and father of two, ambushed one of the attackers, disarmed the shooter, and held him at gunpoint.

“After witnessing the extraordinary actions of the hero who helped disarm one of the attackers during the Bondi tragedy, an act that prevented the loss of countless more lives, we felt compelled to act,” says a GoFundMe post created by Car Hub Australia, a car club.

“In a moment of chaos and danger, he stepped forward without hesitation. His actions were selfless, instinctive, and undeniably heroic, taken without regard for his own safety,” the description continues.

By Sunday evening Central Time, the fundraiser had raised over $250,000, propelled by an initial $50,000 donation from Car Hub Australia. The goal for the fundraiser was initially set at just $35,000, but by Sunday evening it had been raised to $300,000 as donations quickly outpaced the target amount.

The Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, Australia, targeted a Hanukkah celebration attended by thousands of Jews, including families with young children. The attacks killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others.

Video from the terror attack on Bondi Beach showed Ahmed’s heroic actions. President Donald Trump praised the 43-year-old in comments during a White House Christmas reception.

“In Australia, you probably read … a very, very brave person, actually, who went and attacked frontally one of the shooters and saved a lot of lives … very brave person who’s right now in the hospital. Pretty seriously wounded. So, I have great respect to that man that did that,” said Trump.

A cousin of Ahmed said that he was hospitalized and in need of an operation, but that the doctor has said that he “is okay,” according to the BBC.

“We hope he is OK, he is a hero, 100% he is a hero. He has two shots, one in his arm and one in his hand, he has had to have an operation,” the cousin said.