Two students were killed and nine wounded as hunt for unknown suspect enters fourth day, amid growing frustration
The FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the killer of two students in a mass shooting at Brown University as the manhunt for someone described by the agency as an “unknown suspect with a stocky build” enters its fourth day.
Officials in Rhode Island hope the reward provides a breakthrough in the faltering case, the pace of which has sparked growing community frustration. One “person of interest” was detained then released Sunday, and FBI director Kash Patel has faced criticism for prematurely declaring it solved.
The move also comes as Providence police appeal to Brown students who were near Saturday’s attack and students prepping for final exams to schedule interviews with investigators. The request was made by the university on Monday night in a post to X, prompting concern from some commentators who noted that many of the students had already left the state capital to return home for the holidays.
Nine other people were also hurt when the shooter entered Brown’s seven-story Barus & Holley engineering building at about 4pm on Saturday and opened fire with a 9mm handgun. In an update to reporters on Monday night, the Democratic Rhode Island governor, Daniel McKee, insisted that everything possible was being done to apprehend the killer.
