美國常春藤聯盟名校布朗大學校園於 12 月 13 日遭槍手闖入，一名黑衣人朝正在進行期末考的學生開槍，造成至少兩人死亡、九人受傷後逃逸。布朗大學表示，警方持續追捕嫌犯；目擊者透露，槍手年約三十歲，戴著迷彩面罩。羅德島州普羅維登斯警方於十四日表示，已拘留一名與槍擊案有關的「關係人」。
A gunman broke into the campus of Brown University, a prestigious Ivy League school in the United States, on December 13. A man dressed in black opened fire on students who were taking their final exams, killing at least two people and injuring nine others before fleeing the scene. Brown University stated that police continued to search for the suspect. Eyewitnesses revealed that the gunman appeared to be around 30 years old and was wearing a camouflage mask. On December 14, Providence police in Rhode Island announced that they had detained a "person of interest" connected to the shooting.
槍擊案嫌犯身分曝光
警方於大學附近拘捕槍案「關係人」
羅德島州首府普羅維登斯警察局長培瑞斯於週日在記者會上表示，已在距離布朗大學約半小時路程的一間飯店內逮捕一名與布朗大學槍擊案有關的嫌疑人。培瑞斯表示，該名嫌犯年約二十多歲，但未提供更多訊息，僅表示目前警方並未搜尋其餘嫌犯。
At a press conference on Sunday, Oscar Perez, the Police Chief of Providence, the capital of Rhode Island, announced that a suspect linked to the Brown University shooting had been arrested at a hotel about half an hour away from the university. Perez said the suspect was in his twenties but did not provide further details. He only mentioned that police were not searching for any additional suspects.
（資料來源：wbur.org）
嫌疑人曾在軍中服役4年
美國國家廣播公司新聞網、有線電視新聞網和《華盛頓郵報》分別引述知情人士指出，被警方逮捕的嫌犯為二十四歲的乙瑞克森。他原為威斯康辛州居民，也在華府有住處。
NBC News, CNN, and The Washington Post each cited sources familiar with the matter, identifying the arrested suspect as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson. He was originally a resident of Wisconsin and also had a residence in Washington, D.C.
陸軍發言人卡斯楚向媒體證實，艾瑞克森曾於二〇二一年五月至二〇二四年十一月在陸軍服役。卡斯楚說：「他並未被外派部署過，以四等兵軍階退伍離開陸軍。」
Army spokesperson Ruth Castro confirmed to the media that Erickson had served in the Army from May 2021 to November 2024. Castro said: "He was never deployed overseas and left the Army with the rank of Private First Class."
根據美國國家廣播公司，艾瑞克森並無公開犯罪紀錄。另據有線電視新聞網報導，艾瑞克森在威斯康辛州的住家於週日當天出現聯邦調查局人員。
According to NBC, Erickson had no public criminal record. CNN also reported that FBI agents appeared at Erickson's home in Wisconsin on Sunday.
今年以來最嚴重的槍擊案之一
布朗大學的這起校園槍擊案是美國今年以來近四百起大規模槍擊事件之一，也讓這所美國歷史最悠久的大學人心惶惶。校園已取消年底前的所有考試和授課。
This campus shooting at Brown University is one of nearly 400 mass shootings in the United States this year. The incident has left students and staff at one of America's oldest universities feeling deeply unsettled. The campus has canceled all exams and classes scheduled before the end of the year.
普羅維登斯市長史邁利表示，這起校園槍擊事件的受害者全為學生。七名傷患中有一人傷勢仍相當嚴重但情況穩定，其餘傷者已經出院。
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley stated that all victims of this campus shooting were students. Among the seven injured patients, one remains in serious but stable condition, while the others have been discharged from the hospital.
布朗大學校長乙克森向媒體表示，所有或幾乎所有受害者都是學生，並說道：「這是人們最不希望發生的一天，但它真的發生了。」她稍早曾說，得知中彈的十人都是學生，另有一人因槍擊碎片受傷，但目前不清楚此人是否也是學生。
Brown University President Christina Paxson told the media that all or nearly all of the victims were students. She said: "This is the day no one ever wants to happen, but it really did happen." Earlier, she had said that ten people who were shot were all students, and one additional person was injured by bullet fragments, though it is unclear whether this person is also a student.
布朗大學校園醫療與健康服務部門表示，截至十三日深夜，九名傷者中有七人情況危急。
Brown University's Campus Health and Wellness Services stated that as of late on the night of December 13, seven of the nine injured were in critical condition.
（資料來源：independent.co.uk）
各單位針對槍擊案的持續搜查與回應
槍擊案於下午發生後，警方在校園及附近一處富裕社區大規模搜查，檢查學術大樓、後院與走廊，直到深夜。
After the shooting occurred in the afternoon, police conducted a massive search of the campus and a nearby affluent neighborhood, checking academic buildings, backyards, and hallways until late at night.
羅德島州普羅維登斯警局副局長乙哈拉表示，嫌犯為一名身穿深色衣服的男子，最後一次被目擊到是離開槍擊發生的工程大樓時。監視畫面影像顯示嫌犯離開建築物，但並未拍到臉部。部分目擊者表示，嫌犯可能三十多歲，並戴著迷彩面罩。
Timothy O'Hara, Deputy Chief of the Providence Police Department, stated that the suspect was a man dressed in dark clothing. He was last seen leaving the engineering building where the shooting took place. Surveillance footage showed the suspect leaving the building, but his face was not captured. Some eyewitnesses said the suspect might be in his thirties and was wearing a camouflage mask.
調查人員還不清楚槍手是如何進入一樓教室。普羅維登斯市長表示，大樓外門未上鎖，但用於期末考的教室需要刷卡進入。
Investigators still do not know how the gunman entered the first-floor classroom. The Providence mayor said the building's exterior doors were unlocked, but the classroom being used for final exams required card access to enter.
不具名執法官員表示，當局相信槍手使用的是手槍，目前案件仍在調查中。
An anonymous law enforcement official said authorities believe the gunman used a handgun. The case is still under investigation.
羅德島州擁有全美最嚴格的槍枝法之一。去年春天，民主黨主導的州議會通過攻擊性武器禁令，將自明年七月起禁止販售與製造特定高威力槍枝，但不禁止持有。丹麥基
Rhode Island has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States. Last spring, the Democratic-controlled state legislature passed an assault weapons ban that will prohibit the sale and manufacture of certain high-powered firearms starting next July, although possession will not be banned.
羅德島州民主黨籍州長丹麥基表示：「難以想像的事情發生了。」他並誓言動員所有資源追緝嫌犯。
Rhode Island's Democratic Governor Dan McKee said: "Something unimaginable has happened." He vowed to mobilize all resources to track down the suspect.
市長史邁利則說，居家避難令仍然生效，呼籲校園附近居民留在室內，或在避難令解除前不要返家，原本週末熱鬧的街道一片死寂。
Mayor Smiley said the shelter-in-place order remained in effect, urging residents near the campus to stay indoors or not to return home until the order was lifted. The streets, which are usually busy on weekends, were completely deserted.
（資料來源：cnn.com）
學生回憶槍擊案發生當下
化學工程系學生費拉洛表示，她當時正在大樓大廳準備期末專題，突然聽到東側傳來巨大聲響。意識到那是槍聲後，她立刻衝出門外，跑到附近一棟建築躲了數小時。
Emma Ferraro, a chemical engineering student, said she was in the building's lobby preparing for her final project when she suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the east side. After realizing it was gunfire, she immediately rushed out the door and ran to a nearby building, where she hid for several hours.
醫院發言人布瑞南表示，九名槍傷患者被送往羅德島醫院，其中一人情況危急，六人需入住加護病房但狀況穩定，另有兩人傷勢穩定。
Hospital spokesperson Kelly Brennan said nine gunshot victims were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. One was in critical condition, six were admitted to the intensive care unit but were stable, and two others were in stable condition.
槍擊發生近五小時後，身穿戰術裝備的警員帶領學生從部分校舍撤離，前往一處健身中心。
Nearly five hours after the shooting, police officers wearing tactical gear led students evacuating from some campus buildings to a fitness center.
槍擊事件發生在貝拉斯與霍里大樓，這是一棟七層樓建築，設有工程學院與物理系。校方網站指出，大樓內有逾一百間實驗室與數十間教室與辦公室。
The shooting occurred at Barus and Holley Hall, a seven-story building that houses the School of Engineering and the Physics Department. According to the university's website, the building contains over 100 laboratories and dozens of classrooms and offices.
布朗大學四年級生、主修生物化學的布魯斯表示，他當時在工程大樓對面的宿舍做研究計畫，聽到警笛聲，並於下午四時左右收到校園有槍手的簡訊警示。他說：「我現在整個人在發抖。」他透過窗戶看到多名全副武裝警員包圍宿舍，並擔心當時可能仍在工程大樓內的一名朋友。
Alex Bruce, a senior at Brown University majoring in biochemistry, said he was working on a research project in a dormitory across from the engineering building when he heard sirens. He received a text alert about an active shooter on campus around 4 p.m. He said: "I'm shaking all over right now." Through his window, he saw several heavily armed police officers surrounding the dormitory, and he was worried about a friend who might still have been inside the engineering building.
二十歲、來自紐約市的大三學生卡瑪拉則說，她離開圖書館時趕緊躲進一家墨西哥餐館避難，在警方搜索校園期間待了三個多小時。她說：「大家都和我一樣受到驚嚇又害怕，沒想到會發生這種事。」
Mari Camara, a 20-year-old junior from New York City, said she quickly took shelter in a Mexican restaurant when she left the library. She stayed there for more than three hours while police searched the campus. She said: "Everyone was just as shocked and scared as I was. No one expected something like this to happen."
事發當下，這棟大樓內正在舉行工程設計相關考試。市長表示，由於考試期間外門未上鎖，嫌犯得以進入大樓。
At the time of the incident, an engineering design exam was being held in the building. The mayor stated that the exterior doors were unlocked during the exam period, which allowed the suspect to enter the building.
（資料來源：wpr.org）
