Brown University students injured in mass shooting say their university failed to protect them

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 885

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Three Brown University students injured during the December mass shooting in an academic building are suing the school for inadequate security and failing to act on warnings of suspicious activity by the shooter.

The three first-year students are each seeking damages in excess of $10,000 apiece for the physical and mental harm caused by what they allege was negligence on the university’s part, according to the complaints filed in Rhode Island Superior Court …

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