{"id":352777,"date":"2025-12-16T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352777\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:00:15","slug":"fbi-releases-6-minute-video-showing-person-of-interest-before-brown-university-mass-shooting-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352777\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI releases 6-minute video showing person of interest before Brown University mass shooting \u2013 Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROVIDENCE, RI. \u2014 The FBI on Tuesday afternoon released a new, six-minute-long video that shows the movements of a person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown University<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The video first shows the individual around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, around two hours before a gunman opened fire on students in the engineering building on Brown\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n

The video tracks the individual\u2019s movements as he walks through a neighborhood near the Ivy League school. <\/p>\n

Students Muhammadaziz Umurzokov<\/a> and Ella Cook<\/a> were killed in the shooting. Nine other individuals were injured.<\/p>\n

The attack triggered hours of chaos across campus <\/a>and surrounding Providence neighborhoods <\/a>as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place.<\/p>\n

Police described the man as stocky, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, wearing a knit hat.<\/p>\n

In the hours after the tragedy, authorities announced <\/a>that they would be releasing an initial person of interest who they had taken into custody early Sunday morning<\/a> after the investigation led law enforcement in a \u201cdifferent direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, investigators have been canvassing local residences and businesses for security camera footage and looking for physical evidence.<\/p>\n

Since then, investigators have been canvassing local residences and businesses for security camera footage and looking for physical evidence.<\/p>\n

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The FBI has announced a $50,000 reward for any information that results in the arrest of the shooter. <\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Providence Police Department at 401-272-3121.<\/p>\n

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