Overview
- Police released the clearest surveillance clips to date showing a stocky person in dark clothing and a mask near Hope and Benevolent streets roughly two hours before the shooting.
- The FBI is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the suspect’s identification, arrest, and conviction, and authorities urged the public to note the individual’s gait and apparel.
- After freeing a previously detained person of interest, investigators redirected the probe and are canvassing neighborhoods, reviewing snow-covered areas and trash bins, and seeking home security footage.
- Brown University canceled classes and exams, significantly tightened building access, and asked anyone who was in Barus and Holley Hall on Dec. 12 or 13 to contact Providence police, warning that recent threat reports have been unfounded.
- Officials identified the students killed as Ella Cook, 19, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, as the campus prepared a community service of mourning, healing, and hope on Tuesday night.