Police release new images of person of interest in connection with Brown University shooting
NBC News·2025-12-17 00:25

Incident Overview - A mass shooting occurred at Brown University, resulting in two student deaths and nine injuries [2] - Authorities released enhanced footage and a video timeline of a person of interest two hours before the shooting [1] - The FBI posted the beginning of the footage timestamped at 2 PM [1] Investigation and Search - Investigators are conducting door-to-door searches and asking anyone in the building on the day of the shooting to come forward [2][3] - Authorities are relying on the press and public for assistance [1] - A K-9 unit was involved in searching for clues [3] Community Impact and Response - A student killed in the attack, Muhammad Aziz Umarzakov, was not enrolled in the class but attended out of a love for learning [5] - A PhD student expressed confidence in the authorities' ability to find the suspect, dependent on how far the suspect got within the 5-hour lockdown [4] - Another college campus, MIT, is grieving the death of a professor who was shot and killed at his home, though authorities state there is no connection to the Brown University shooting at this time [7]