Brown University shooting person of interest spotted in new images

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised additional questions as officials continue to investigate the shooting that unfolded at Brown University last week, asking why there were not more security cameras on campus.

"Why did Brown University have so few Security Cameras? There can be no excuse for that," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"In the modern age, it just doesn’t get worse!!!" he continued.

Two people were killed and nine others were wounded when a gunman opened fire on the university's campus last week.

Law enforcement continues to search for the shooter.

Police tape off hotel rooms where the person of interest was arrested in a shooting, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Coventry, R.I. (Kimberlee Kruesi/AP Photo)

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Tuesday there is no evidence at this time that the recent shooting under investigation was politically motivated, cautioning against speculation as the probe continues.

Speaking at a news conference, Neronha acknowledged that one or two witnesses reported hearing something yelled during the incident, but stressed that many other witnesses said they heard nothing at all.

“There is no information that the investigative team has about motive zero, zero,” Neronha said. “Even taking at face value what one or two witnesses may have said, there are many witnesses that say nothing was said.”

Neronha emphasized that nothing investigators have learned so far points to a motive tied to politics, ethnicity, culture or ideology.

“There’s nothing at all that we know right now that indicates any kind of motive related to ethnicity, or political outlook or culture,” he said, adding that drawing conclusions prematurely would be “a dangerous road to go down, particularly in today’s environment.”

The attorney general said the investigation remains active and urged the public to allow law enforcement to follow the facts as they emerge.

Fox News' CB Cotton contributed to this reporting.

Emergency personnel gather on Waterman Street at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, during the investigation of a shooting. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Authorities on Tuesday are continuing to piece together what happened during the deadly shooting at Brown University over the weekend that left two people dead, as officials seek to clarify several points that have caused confusion following a series of press conferences.

City and university leaders have said the outer doors to the engineering and physics building on campus were unlocked at the time of the shooting because final exams were underway around 4:00 pm.

Officials stressed during a Sunday briefing that there were interior doors inside the building that were locked and required badge access. Police said they currently have no information indicating the person of interest was a Brown student or staff member.

The attorney general also said nearby businesses are still being canvassed several days after the shooting because detectives are retracing the suspect’s movements outward from campus using available resources, which has led to requests for surveillance video days later.

The Providence Police Department has requested additional manpower to assist with the investigation, prompting the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association to ask departments statewide to provide additional officers.

Officials said the person of interest avoided heavily trafficked areas of campus and instead moved through nearby residential neighborhoods beginning around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, more than five hours before the shooting.

The investigation remains active as state and local authorities continue efforts to identify and apprehend the suspect.

Fox News' Bryan Llenas contributed to this reporting.

Surveillance camera graphic shows blind spot near Barus and Holley building at Brown University. (Credit: Surveillance Under Surveillance)

A new graphic obtained by Fox News Digital shows the locations of security cameras at Brown University, where two students were fatally shot and nine others were wounded on Saturday.

The graphic, created by Surveillance Under Surveillance, shows an apparent blind spot near the university's Barus and Holley building, where the shooting unfolded.

Officials previously said there were few cameras inside the area of the building where the shooting took place, as the affected classroom was in an unrenovated portion of the building.

Footage of the unidentified male person of interest, who has not yet been located, was gathered by police from nearby residential doorbell cameras.

People stand at an entrance to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, where victims from a shooting at Brown University were transported. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley provided an update Tuesday on the health status of the Brown University shooting survivors, confirming one hospitalized victim has been sent home as others continue fighting for their lives.

Officials previously confirmed eight of the nine surviving shooting victims were hospitalized; two Brown University students were killed.

As of Tuesday afternoon, one of the hospitalized victims has been discharged, according to Smiley.

Of the seven victims who are still receiving medical care, one is in critical status, five are in critical but stable status and improving, and one is in stable status, Smiley said.

Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team collect evidence outside Brown Universityâs engineering and physics building after law enforcement secured the area following a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, on December 15, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The FBI and Massachusetts State Police confirmed they are sharing intelligence regarding the Brown University mass shooting Saturday and the Monday night killing of an Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor and lab director.

FBI Boston Special Agent in Charge Ted Docks told reporters on Tuesday that although the incidents happened just 50 miles apart, "it seems that there's no connection."

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

FBI agents search an area off of Brook Street two days after a mass shooting on December 15, 2025. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. told Fox News following a news conference Tuesday that Brown University's security cameras are not linked to the agency's real-time crime center.

"We're still in the process of reaching out to different businesses, colleges [to] have them actually sign up to the program," Perez said. "They were not connected."

The chief added the building where the shooting happened, the Barus and Holley engineering building, is "old" with a camera system that "is not upgraded like some other areas."

"I think we still would have responded, no matter what, because we responded within minutes and it had nothing to do with the camera systems, but I think what would have been helpful, more, is if obviously there was a newer system in place that would have helped us a lot more," he said.

While Perez described the camera system as outdated, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha told reporters earlier there were "fewer, if any" cameras inside the older side of the recently remodeled building.

"That older part of the building, there are fewer, if any, cameras in that location, I imagine, because it's an older building," Neronha said. "As students are fleeing the area of the shooting, into the new part of the building, there are cameras in that brand new building that show that chaos. But the only video of the ... suspected person of interest, you have it." 

Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team collect evidence outside Brown Universityâs engineering and physics building after law enforcement secured the area following a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, on December 15, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Brown University officials released a statement on Tuesday urging the public to avoid doxxing those affiliated with the university following a mass shooting Saturday that killed two students and wounded nine others.

The university said it has observed "harmful doxxing activity" directed toward at least one member of the Brown University community.

"It’s important to make clear that targeting individuals could do irrevocable harm," school officials wrote in the statement. "Accusations, speculation and conspiracies we’re seeing on social media and in some news reports are irresponsible, harmful, and in some cases dangerous for the safety of individuals in our community."

A number of websites pertaining to at least one individual affiliated with Brown University were removed Tuesday, Fox News Digital confirmed.

"It is not unusual as a safety measure to take steps to protect an individual’s safety when this kind of activity happens, including in regard to their online presence," the school wrote in the statement.

Less than an hour earlier, Brown University President Christina Paxson was questioned about the internet scrubbing during a news conference, noting she was unaware of the activities.

"I have no knowledge of any scrubbed pages," Paxson said. "This is the first I've heard of it."

If the individual’s name had any relevance to the current investigation, the university said it would be "actively looking for this individual and providing information publicly."

FBI Boston releases a video timeline of surveillance camera footage detailing movements of an alleged suspect in the Brown University shooting. (Credit: FBI Boston via X)

Surveillance video released in the hunt for the Brown University gunman shows a stocky, masked figure whose walk shifts from calm to restless and awkward—behavior a body language expert says signals classic "anomalies" seen in people acting with malicious intent.

"From a behavioral perspective, looking around, pacing and placing hands behind the back have been associated with many loitering-type behaviors and active surveillance of the environment rather than traveling through an area," said Susan Constantine, a certified and licensed trainer in threat-assessment behavior. "This is consistent with behavior anomalies in persons of malintent."

He soon raised red flags and displayed "a really important marker" showing the unique way that he walks, according to Constantine.

"When crossing the street in the middle of the block, the subject’s pace quickens, and he seems to be in a hurry," she said. "His gait becomes hurried, and a more waddling gait can be seen. He has his right hand in his pocket. It is not possible to determine if he has a weapon or not, but concealing the hand and object within it inside a pocket is a form of concealment. The subject’s right lower leg also bows outward as he walks, resulting in an abnormal gait."

Click here to read the full story written by Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and Greg Norman.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha speaks at a news conference related to the Brown University mass shooting on Dec. 16, 2025.

Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. said during a news conference Tuesday the agency only has video from outside the Barus and Holley engineering building, where two students were fatally shot and nine others were wounded on Saturday.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha added that while there are cameras inside the building, there was a major addition to the building within the last five years and the older section did not have many, if any cameras.

"The building is on the edge of the Brown campus," Neronha said. "Where the shooting took place is at the edge of that building, and then you're very quickly into a residential neighborhood."

"There is no footage that depicts this individual that would be useful in identifying him, that we have not released you," he continued. "I think you can tell from, frankly, the not very helpful quality of the initial footage, that our standard is pretty low. If we thought it was at all helpful, we would have and will release it."

Perez said he could not confirm the person of interest’s age, or if he is a Brown University student.

Police tape is seen on Dec. 15, 2025, following the Brown University shooting in Providence, R.I. (Andrea Margolis/Fox News Digital)

The Providence Police Department, which has come under fire as the manhunt for the Brown University gunman drags into its third day, is continuing to lead the fatal shooting investigation with assistance from FBI Boston, despite calls for federal authorities to take over.

Though officials previously confirmed the FBI and ATF are assisting with the investigation, the case falls under local jurisdiction since there are no confirmed suspects in custody and no indictable federal crimes have been identified.

Some of the federal crimes that would automatically give the FBI lead jurisdiction include terrorism, interstate flight for a felony, hate crime charges under federal law, or a federal civil rights violation.

Federal involvement can expand later, if evidence suggests the alleged shooter crossed state lines, hate crime statutes apply, or other federal offenses were committed.

Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent with more than 20 years of service, told Fox News Digital the agency’s role is typically best suited to assisting local and state law enforcement with additional resources, and it is uncommon for them to take over the investigation.

“The third day into the investigation is often a time where there's not much visible activity going on, so people think that the police have run out of work to do, or run out of theories, or they don't know what to do or what's going on,” Pack said. “That's not the case. All these pieces of the puzzle that were collected over the past 72 hours, agents and analysts are in a huge command post assembling a master timeline to plug in each of these pieces of evidence."

"They are going to take all these pieces of the puzzle, put those together to make that timeline, and that will hopefully develop more leads about where to go, [who to] look at, and who to talk to," he continued.

Pack referred back to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing investigation, where Richard DesLauriers, former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division, was questioned about the agency’s involvement during that manhunt.

"[DesLauriers] said, 'it's one team, one fight,' and so moving together, particularly in a city where they didn't like the FBI that much because of [corruption scandals like] Whitey Bulger and some other things that really set the tone," he said. "They were all there to do one thing, and that was to find, eventually what turned out to be, the Tsarnaev brothers and bring them to justice."

Pack added prosecutors are likely on the ground in a joint operation center, as well as agents and police working together, to determine which agency combs through each form of evidence.

Law does allow Rhode Island State Police to take over the investigation if Providence Police formally requests they do so, though it appears such a request has not yet been made.

Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. speaks during a news conference addressing the Brown University shooting on Dec. 16, 2025.

Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez Jr. announced during a news conference Tuesday the person of interest in the fatal Brown University mass shooting was "casing out" the area prior to the tragedy.

Video showed the person of interest in the neighborhood at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, nearly six hours before the shooting.

"We also know in this profession there are many criminals who case out an area weeks and days prior," Perez said. “It's important for us to ensure that we can have you look at that and help us."

"Our officers [and] our agents are looking at terabytes of data, and we're looking for a moment that is shorter than somebody taking a breath," he added. "It's incredibly hard work to do that, and so we're asking the public to assist us with that."

The Providence Police Department (PPD) on Tuesday released new "enhanced" video footage of the person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting.

Footage shows the unidentified person of interest walking past a home on the east side of Providence prior to the fatal shooting.

PPD released the minute-long video minutes after FBI Boston posted and quickly deleted a longer 6-minute video.

Brown University sent out its first emergency alert nearly 20 minutes after the fatal shooting Saturday. (Brown University)

As authorities continue their search for the unidentified gunman accused of fatally shooting two Brown University students and wounding 9 others on Saturday, critics have called the university's immediate response following the shooting into question.

Not only did Brown University’s Alert Siren on campus fail to activate, the first alert message sent out to students and staff came at 4:22 p.m., 17 minutes after the shooting happened.

The person of interest was seen walking away from the Barus and Holley engineering building on surveillance video at about 4:06 p.m., according to authorities.

The first BrownUAlert read: "There's an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering. Lock doors, silence phones and stay hidden until further notice. Remember: RUN, if you are in the affected location, evacuate safely if you can; HIDE, if evacuation is not possible, take cover; FIGHT, as a last resort, take action to protect yourself. Stay tuned for further safety information."

The Providence Police Department (PPD), which continues to be the lead investigative agency on the case, sent out an alert 43 minutes after the shooting, at 4:49 p.m. Saturday, but did not confirm the nature of the incident.

"There is currently heavy Providence Police and Fire presence on Hope Street near Brown University," PPD's alert read. "Please exercise caution and avoid this area until further notice."

Nearly an hour and a half after the shooting, at 5:33 p.m., police finally confirmed multiple people were shot "in the area of Brown University," requesting students shelter in place.

Fox News' Bryan Llenas contributed to this report.

A lone bicycle abandoned inside the crime scene tape at the Barus and Holley Building at Brown University on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A gunman killed two students and injured nine others. (Greg Norman-Diamond/Fox News Digital)

Rhode Island Hospital on Tuesday said a second student wounded in the mass shooting at Brown University has been discharged. 

Two students were killed and nine others were wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building on university’s campus in Providence. The hospital treated all nine wounded victims for gunshot injuries. 

Of those victims remaining in the hospital, five patients were listed in critical stable condition; one was in critical condition; and one was listed in stable condition, the hospital said in an update Tuesday afternoon. 

One student had been discharged shortly after being brought to the hospital on Saturday. 

The hospital did not immediately provide updates on their specific injuries. 

“Rhode Island Hospital is working closely with and providing support to all impacted family members and remains in continuous communication with Brown University,” the hospital said.

Ella Cook, left, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov have been identified as the two victims killed in the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Dec. 13, 2025. (Instagram/elinacoutlakis; GoFundMe)

Brown University President Christina H. Paxson released a message to the community on Tuesday mourning the loss of two “beloved” students, Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, in a mass shooting that happened on campus over the weekend. 

“Three days ago, we lost two members of our Brown community to an act of unimaginable and senseless violence,” Paxson wrote. “These were two young people whose amazing promise was extinguished too soon.” 

Paxson said Cook was a sophomore and Umurzokov was in his first semester. 

“While it is impossible for words to fully convey Ella’s and Mukhammad’s impact and potential, I want to share a little bit about them as we grieve their loss and seek to honor their memories,” the message read, in part. “Both were brilliant and beloved — as members of our campus community, but even more by their friends and families. Our hearts continue to be with them in their profound sorrow.” 

Paxson described Cook as an accomplished competitive pianist and a volunteer leader for the her church near her hometown in Alabama. 

“She was known for her compassionate, loyal and courageous spirit, and we understand she was described by a church leader as a ‘tremendous bright light’ who brought peace and faith to all those around her,” Paxson wrote. 

Umurzokov was “driven, conscientious and disciplined,” especially in his pursuit to become a neurosurgeon, the message said. 

“A first-year student, he arrived this fall with a passion for medicine born from a personal experience, and he planned to concentrate in biochemistry and molecular biology to help realize his dream of becoming a doctor,” Paxson wrote. “His friends and family have spoken of his clear commitment to serving others.”

Cook is survived by her parents, her brother and sister. Umurzokov is survived by his parents and two sisters.

"America’s Most Wanted" co-host Callahan Walsh says investigators are up against steep challenges in the Brown University shooting case as the search for the gunman enters a fourth day. 

"The fact that there's very little information is very concerning," Walsh said Tuesday, pointing to a shortage of evidence on "Fox & Friends." 

Authorities released video of the suspect, believed to be about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build and dressed in dark clothing, but Walsh said the footage offers almost nothing for the public to work with. 

"There's a lot of people that match that description, unfortunately," he said, adding that the grainy video is unlikely to generate an identification from anyone who doesn’t already know the suspect personally.

Fox News Digital has compiled all surveillance video that investigators have released as of Tuesday morning showing a person of interest wanted in connection with the Brown University shooting.

The person of interest seen in the videos wearing all black and a face covering. The individual is seen walking on foot in what appears to be a residential area.

Investigators have described the person of interest as a male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.

The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.

Authorities have said anyone with information can contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121. The public can also visit tips.fbi.gov.

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

FBI agents – some wearing jackets with “Evidence Response Team” emblazoned on the back – were seen heading into a rear entrance of the Barus and Holley engineering building on Brown University’s campus early Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Gregory Norman-Diamond / Fox News Digital)

Fox News Digital observed a stream of FBI agents — some wearing jackets with “Evidence Response Team” emblazoned on the back — heading into a rear entrance of the Barus and Holley engineering building early Tuesday on Brown University’s campus on the east side of Providence, R.I. 

Crime scene tape is still set up around the property, and at another one of the building’s entrances nearby, a new memorial for the victims was growing. The attack on Saturday left two Brown University students dead and nine injured. 

“For those who were injured and for those who should still be with us today, Rhode Island will always remember,” read one sign placed at the memorial. 

“When is enough, enough?” read another. 

Next to bouquets of flowers, a stack of dry erase markers lay on the ground, encouraging others to pay their respects. 

On the other side of campus, where the police presence appeared scaled downward compared to recent days, mourners also paid tribute to the two deceased — Ella Cook, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, of Virginia. 

“Our community will never be the same. Rest in peace, Ella + Mukhammad,” read one message there, while another, addressed to Mukhammad, said, “may you finally rest in peace, have solace and respite from this cruel world.”

Phoebe Peus, a close friend of Brown University shooting victim Ella Cook, gave a tearful tribute to her friend on “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday.

Peus, a senior, remembered the 19-year-old sophomore as “such a bright light” and “extremely welcoming.”

“It’s such a devastating loss, I can’t believe she’s not with us anymore,” Peus said of her friend.

Peus said she was in the Brown Republicans club along with Cook and a small group of other students. Cook was vice president of the Brown University College Republicans.

“Ella really was outspoken, and I just want to live through her in that way and make a difference,” she said.

Cook was unsure about what she wanted to pursue following college, according to Peus, starting as a French major and thinking about switching to economics to potentially pursue a career in policy.

“She was so bright she could have done what she wanted,” the senior said.

Fox News Digital walked the potential path that the suspected gunman took after the deadly shooting at Brown University on Saturday. 

The shooting happened inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building around 4 p.m. Saturday. Two students were killed, and nine others were wounded. 

The potential path shown begins outside the engineering building, crosses a street and continues down a sidewalk to a nearby intersection where a person of interest dressed in all black was seen walking on surveillance video released by police. 

Authorities have since released additional surveillance videos showing the person of interest walking on the sidewalk through what appears to be a residential area.

The person of interest was described as a male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.

Ella Cook, left, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov have been identified as the two victims killed in the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Dec. 13, 2025. (Instagram/elinacoutlakis; GoFundMe)

A vice president of College Republicans and an aspiring neurosurgeon have been identified as the two students killed in the mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday. 

Ella Cook, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, of Virginia, were named as the two students killed when a gunman opened fire inside a classroom in the Barus and Holley engineering building on the campus of the university in Providence, Rhode Island. Nine other students were wounded. 

Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham said Cook was one of its parishioners. 

"Some of you haven’t heard, a lot of you have heard ... [about] the tragedy yesterday at Brown University, the shooting of a number of people," Rev. Craig Smalley said in a video the church posted of its Sunday service. "Tragically, one of our parishioners, Ella Cook, was one of those who was killed yesterday."

Cook was a sophomore at the university. She was also vice president of the Brown University College Republicans.

Virginia leaders named Umurzokov as the second victim killed. 

"I am heartbroken to learn that Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov — who just graduated from Midlothian High School — is among the victims of the horrific act of violence at Brown University," Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger wrote on X.

Umurzokov’s family wrote in a GoFundMe post that he "had big dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon and helping people."  

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace and Andrea Margolis. To read more, click here .

Former Department of Homeland Security advisor Charles Marino joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss the latest on the investigation into the fatal mass shooting at Brown University as officials released new images of a person of interest.

Marino said law enforcement will likely have to release more details on the investigation to the public as the hunt for a suspect continued on Tuesday.

“They’re kind of getting backed into a corner here and having to release more and more information,” he said. “Initially during these investigations, less is more in terms of the information that you’re putting out.”

Officials released new videos showing a person of interest dressed in all black and a face covering walking in what appears to be a residential area.

Marino said the surveillance videos were “underwhelming in general, but you never know what someone may pick up on,” like a type of jacket or style of walk.

“With respect to the video footage, you always want to put out information that’s going to assist the public and assist law enforcement in getting valid tips coming in,” he said.

Videos released by authorities shows a person of interest walking the streets hours before a gunman opened fire at Brown University.

The Providence Police Department released the footage to the public in an effort to identify the person seen on camera.

Authorities described him as approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall with a stocky build.

Images show a person dressed in dark clothing with a face mask and beanie walking in what appears to be a residential area.

Emergency personnel work the scene, block off several buildings and establish a crime scene security cordon at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday after a mass shooting that killed two people and wounded eight others. (Credit: Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The gunman “definitely targeted” Brown University, though authorities are looking for other possible motives, officials said Monday.

“What I can tell you is that this individual definitely targeted Brown University,” Chief Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said at a news conference.

“Obviously, it’s something we’re looking into, as far as if there was anything else that he was targeting," he added.

Perez said the families of the victims have been cooperative and that authorities were investigating reports that the gunman yelled something during the shooting.