Ivy League SHOOTER SPOTTED – FBI Release NEW Footage

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Three days after a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others at Brown University, police still have no idea who pulled the trigger.

Story Snapshot

Enhanced surveillance footage released December 16 shows clearest images yet of unidentified Brown University shooter
FBI offers $50,000 reward as manhunt enters fourth day with suspect still at large
Two students killed during economics review session: Ella Cook, vice president of Brown College Republicans, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov from Uzbekistan
9mm handgun used in December 13 attack during final exam week at Ivy League campus
Multi-agency investigation spans multiple states with over 400 officers deployed

A Manhunt With No Leads

Providence Police released their most detailed surveillance footage yet on December 16, showing the suspected shooter walking through areas near Brown’s campus. The enhanced videos represent investigators’ best hope of generating public tips in a case that has stumped multiple law enforcement agencies. Chief Oscar Perez described the footage as “the clearest picture we have of the individual we believe to be responsible.”

The FBI joined the investigation immediately, offering a substantial reward for information. Federal agents conducted raids in Coventry, Rhode Island, and searched locations out of state, but each lead has dead-ended. Attorney General Peter Neronha publicly clarified that a man detained in Coventry had “no basis to be considered a person of interest,” underscoring how desperate investigators have become for viable suspects.

Terror During Finals Week

The December 13 attack unfolded during the second day of fall final examinations in Room 166 of the Barus & Holley engineering building. A teaching assistant was conducting an economics review session in the 186-seat lecture hall when the gunman opened fire at approximately 4:05 p.m. Students fled in panic as eleven were shot, with two dying from their wounds.

Ella Cook served as vice president of the Brown College Republicans and attended Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama. Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov had recently graduated from Midlothian High School in Virginia after immigrating from Uzbekistan as a child. Nine wounded students remain hospitalized, including Kendall Turner, a Durham Academy alumna listed in critical condition.

Communication Failures Compound Crisis

Brown’s emergency response suffered from critical missteps that heightened campus panic. At 4:50 p.m., Brown Public Safety erroneously reported a suspect was in custody, only to issue a correction twenty minutes later admitting the shooter remained at large. The false information spread rapidly across campus before officials could contain it.

Overnight snowfall hampered evidence collection efforts, particularly fingerprint recovery and trace evidence gathering around the building’s exterior. Investigators determined the shooter used a 9mm handgun but have not disclosed how the gunman accessed the unlocked building or which exit route he used to flee campus.