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FBI Seeks Person of Interest in Brown University Shooting as Mountain Brook Mourns Ella Cook

Investigators released images of a person of interest, offering a $50,000 reward.

Overview

  • No arrests have been announced as the FBI and Providence Police pursue leads, circulate new photos and video, and offer a $50,000 reward for information.
  • A funeral service for Ella Cook is set for Monday at Cathedral Church of the Advent, and her family requested privacy and said they will make no further public statements.
  • The shooting occurred Saturday around 4 p.m. during a study session in Brown’s Barus and Holley engineering building, killing two students and injuring nine others.
  • Teaching assistant Joseph Orduro said a lone person in black with a ski mask entered the lecture hall, shouted, and fired roughly 40 rounds.
  • Sen. Tommy Tuberville alleged Cook was targeted for her politics, a claim authorities have not substantiated as they have not identified a suspect or motive.