1. What happened at Brown University?
A gunman opened fire in a first-floor auditorium-style classroom on Saturday, where students were in a study group preparing for final exams, killing two students and wounding nine others. The shooter’s face was covered or not visible in footage captured before and after the attack, and authorities are still searching for the suspect.
2. Who were the victims?
The two students killed were Ella Cook, a 19-year-old sophomore and vice president of the Brown College Republicans from Birmingham, Alabama, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, an 18-year-old freshman from Uzbekistan majoring in biochemistry and neuroscience who aspired to become a neurosurgeon. Of the nine wounded, one was in critical condition, seven were in critical but stable condition, and only one had been released as of Sunday.
3. What do authorities know about the suspect?
The FBI described the suspect as about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a stocky build, wearing a mask and a dark two-tone jacket in footage from about two hours before the shooting. The agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible, and authorities have released three videos showing the suspect, though his face is not visible in any of them.
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4. Why did the investigation experience a setback?
Police detained and then released a person of interest on Sunday after determining the evidence pointed elsewhere, dashing hopes for a quick resolution. The abrupt change raised questions about campus security, the apparent lack of school video evidence, and whether focusing on the wrong person gave the actual attacker more time to escape.
5. What is happening now on campus and in the investigation?
The campus lockdown was lifted Sunday, but Gov. Dan McKee requested additional local police at schools to provide reassurance. Investigators are conducting extensive searches, including going door-to-door looking for video evidence and sifting through snow and dumpsters for clues, while the university planned a “Community Service of Lament, Healing and Hope” for Tuesday night.
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