Overview
- Authorities released enhanced videos, photos and a map tracing a masked person of interest’s movements and asked the public to help identify a second individual seen in proximity.
- Investigators recovered 9mm shell casings and DNA from the scene and say forensic testing is underway, though no weapon has been publicly found.
- Providence’s police chief said the gunman “could be anywhere,” and officials have not identified the suspect, determined a motive, or confirmed any university affiliation.
- Police believe the perpetrator scouted the area for hours before the attack and have widened the focus to nearby streets extending into Fox Point as they seek older home and vehicle footage.
- Two students, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, were killed; several of the nine wounded remain hospitalized as officials warn against misinformation and AI‑altered images.