Arrest warrant issued in connection with Brown University mass shooting, reports say
UPDATE: ‘We got him’: Police ID dead suspect in Brown University, MIT professor shootings
An arrest warrant connected to the deadly Brown University mass shooting from Saturday night was issued Thursday, according to local news outlets.
Earlier in the day, several local news stations and newspapers reported that law enforcement sources had informed them that the person of interest investigators have released numerous photos and videos of over the last few days had been identified.
Around 5 p.m., multiple local news stations reported that an arrest warrant had been issued in connection with the Dec. 13 shooting. No outlets have reported the suspect’s name or the charges against them.
On Thursday, many news outlets also reported that police sources were telling them law enforcement was now investigating a possible connection between the shooting at Brown and the killing of an MIT professor at his home in Brookline on Monday. Officials previously denied that the two incidents were related.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, multiple local news stations reported that police were searching for the Brown University shooter in Salem, New Hampshire. The investigation is reportedly focused around a vehicle of a similar make and model to one seen near the scene of the shooting in Brookline.
Around 7 p.m., Providence police officers could be seen at the investigation scene in Salem, New Hampshire. Approximately an hour later, Methuen police shared a community alert stating that local, state and federal law enforcement were working to locate a suspect in a recent death near the city’s border with Salem, New Hampshire, but that there was no imminent risk to the city residents.
Around 8:15 p.m., police could be seen investigating at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire.
Providence police officials declined to confirm whether the person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting had been identified Thursday afternoon.
FBI Boston and Norfolk County District Attorney officials previously declined to comment on whether police were investigating a link between the Brown shooting and the shooting of MIT physics professor Nuno F. G. Loureiro.
Loureiro, 47, was shot in his home on Gibbs Street in Brookline on Monday night, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office said previously. No arrests had been made in connection with his killing as of 5 p.m. Thursday.
Loureiro’s death came two days after a gunman opened fire at Brown University’s engineering and physics building, killing two students and injuring nine others. So far, no suspects have been publicly identified, and no arrests have been announced.
Brown University Shooting, Dec. 13, 2025
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