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USC Trojans women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb blamed the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island this weekend on guns.
The shooter, who was not immediately identified, killed two people and injured nine others during his rampage in Providence. A person of interest was taken into custody and later released.
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USC Trojans head coach Lindsay Gottlieb during the fourth quarter of an NCAA tournament game against the UNC Greensboro Spartans at the Galen Center on March 22, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro/Imagn Images)
Gottlieb, who visited Brown, began her postgame news conference by talking about the shooting at the Ivy League school. The Trojans lost to the UConn Huskies, 79-51.
“It doesn’t have to be this way,” she said. “I send thoughts and prayers to my teammates who have children there. To the parents who have to worry about their children, I’m just going to end with this, but just to say that we are the only country that lives this way.
“The college football cycle has been in the news a million times and are we going to talk about it? It’s the guns. We’re the only country that lives that way. Parents shouldn’t worry about their kid. I have a teammate who has a daughter who is in the basement of a library because she doesn’t know what’s going on there. And she’s going there tomorrow. I just wanted to start with that because I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it. “
A bouquet of flowers lies on the snow, Sunday, December 14, 2025, on the campus of Brown University, not far from where a shooting took place in Providence, Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Authorities announced later Sunday evening that the person concerned had been released and the investigation was continuing.
“This evening we announced that the subject was being released,” Providence police said. “The investigation is ongoing and remains fully active between all agencies. Since the initial 911 call, we have not received any specific threats against our community.”
USC Trojans head coach Lindsay Gottlieb talks with a referee during the second half of the 2025 TIAA Big Ten women’s basketball tournament final game against the UCLA Bruins, Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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Gottlieb has been coaching at USC since the 2021-22 season. She is 100-39 years old during this period. She previously coached at UC Santa Barbara and Cal.
