What began as a routine Saturday on a quiet Ivy League campus quickly turned into a nightmare.
Police in Providence, Rhode Island, are continuing an intense manhunt after a mass shooting erupted inside an academic building at Brown University, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded. The gunfire broke out during a final exam review session, sending students scrambling for cover as chaos unfolded inside the classroom.
Authorities say the suspect entered the building around 4:00 p.m. local time, shouted something witnesses could not fully recall, and opened fire. Students ducked under seats, fled hallways, and hid in nearby buildings as police rushed the scene. Emergency responders flooded the campus, and all remaining in-person exams were immediately canceled.
Two victims were later identified as university students, while several others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Investigators initially detained a person of interest, but later released him after determining the evidence pointed in a different direction. As of Sunday night, officials said there was no immediate threat to the campus, though the search for the suspect remains active.
One student described the moments after hearing gunshots as “pure panic,” while another said she felt numb once she realized the danger had passed. Brown University confirmed that families of the victims are receiving support and that counseling services have been made available to students and staff.
As the national spotlight focused on the tragedy, the ripple effects of the shooting quietly reached the Kansas City Chiefs locker room.
Late Sunday, the team confirmed that one of its starting defenders would be stepping away from football this week for deeply personal reasons. His younger brother, a current student at Brown University, was among those injured in the shooting and remains hospitalized.
That player is Trent McDuffie.
The Chiefs cornerback has been granted time away from the team and will not play in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, choosing instead to be at his brother’s side during what the family describes as an overwhelming and emotional period.
Head coach Andy Reid addressed the situation with empathy, making it clear football comes second in moments like this.
“Our hearts are with him and his family,” Reid said. “When something like this happens, there’s nothing more important than being there for the people you love. We fully support him taking the time he needs. That’s family. That’s life. Football will always be here.”
Several teammates were visibly shaken by the news, with players privately reaching out to offer support. Inside the locker room, the focus shifted from game plans to perspective, a reminder that the sport exists alongside real-life pain and uncertainty.
While the Chiefs prepare for kickoff without one of their defensive leaders, the priority remains clear. The organization, players, and fans alike are rallying around their teammate as his family navigates an unimaginable situation.
For now, wins and losses fade into the background. What matters most is recovery, healing, and standing together when it counts most.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has a decision to make regarding his future with the Kansas City Chiefs as he mulls retirement once again. But as he considers his future, he’s facing a bit of a scandal.
Last month, Kelce was announced as the Kansas City Chiefs’ club winner for the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, recognizing his community impact through his Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation. However, that foundation has recently come under some strong scrutiny.
According to federal tax records obtained by the Arizona Republic as part of a recent investigation into the charity, Kelce’s nonprofit told the IRS that it spent just 41 cents of every dollar on charity from 2021 to 2024.
Instead of the money going directly to charity, the Arizona Republic investigation found that Kelce’s Eighty-Seven and Running Foundation has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to A&A Management Group, which is a management company co-founded by Kelce’s longtime business managers, brothers Aaron and André Eanes.
Not only that, but the Arizona Republic found that the company had no official president, secretary, or treasurer and had just two board members, which is below the minimum of three required to ensure good governance.
“It appears to function more as an extension of the management company versus as an independent public charity,” said Laurie Styron, the executive director of CharityWatch, an independent charity watchdog group that reviewed the nonprofit’s tax filings for The Arizona Republic. “That’s not how charities work. It’s wrong.”
Aaron Eanes addressed these issues, claiming that the numbers were a result of incorrect tax filings and said that the charity is working to expand its governance.
Eanes told the Arizona Republic that the operational costs for charitable efforts were “mistakenly reported under management rather than allocated adequately to program services.” As a result, the public records do not provide an accurate “indication of where the resources were truly directed,” Eanes claims.
“We have since corrected this: Management fees decreased significantly in 2024 and dropped to zero in 2025,” Eanes said.
“Looking ahead, we are expanding our board of directors, bringing on advisers with nonprofit expertise, and restructuring our reporting processes to better reflect our actual program work. We are dedicated to ensuring this foundation operates at the highest standards,” he added.
Mistake or not, the current numbers indicate that just 56 cents of every dollar spent has gone to charity since the nonprofit was created.